How do scientists find their way around a chromosome? With chromosome maps called idiograms, researchers can pinpoint the locations of genes and locate abnormal gene forms. Aa Aa Aa Most ...

each chromosome forms a compact X-shaped structure with two rod-like copies. How the cell achieves this feat remains largely unknown. Now, for the first time, EMBL scientists have directly ...

Among the many marvels of life is the cell's ability to divide and thus enable organisms to grow and renew themselves.

Some mutations can affect the structure of one or more chromosomes - these are chromosome structure mutations.