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 ...

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 ...

Humans typically have 46 chromosomes arranged in 23 pairs. Genetics plays a key role in answering each of these questions. For humans, our genes dictate much of how our bodies respond to the world ...

Macquarie University researchers have worked with an international team of scientists to achieve a major milestone in ...

Women are born with two X chromosomes and inherit one from each parent. But in every cell of their body, just one X ...

A new study reveals that the maternal X chromosome may accelerate brain ageing and increase Alzheimer's risk. Experiments on ...

Researchers have uncovered which genes on the Y chromosome regulate the development of sperm and impact fertility in male mice. This research could help us understand why some men don't produce enough ...

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

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) ...

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 ...