Patients with Klinefelter and triple X syndromes show an increased prevalence of SLE and Sjögren disease, likely due to the ...

The research suggest octopus and other cephalopods, like squid and cuttlefish, all rely on the ancient chromosome to ...

Cephalopods may have the oldest sex chromosomes of any animal, according to a new discovery in the octopus genome. That's a ...

Discover how researchers identified an octopus' ancient sex chromosomes and why their genetic history is such a mystery.

The octopus just revealed another one of its secrets: what determines its sex. University of Oregon researchers have ...

Researchers from the University of Oregon have solved a longstanding biological mystery: octopuses utilize a specific ...

The epigenetic state of chromatin, gene activity, and chromosomal positions are interrelated. A research team from the IPK Leibniz Institute (IPK) and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) ...

The epigenetic state of chromatin, gene activity, and chromosomal positions are interrelated. A research team from the IPK ...

Because advanced maternal age is associated with an increased risk of fetal chromosome abnormalities, the ages of the women in the two groups were evaluated. Age data were available for only ...

A UCSF study reveals that maternal X chromosome expression may accelerate brain aging and cognitive decline. Female mice with ...

The X contains more genes related to brain function than does any other chromosome. “The X chromosome may be a treasure trove of genes that influence cognition, and these could be therapeutic targets, ...