Researchers at Linköping University in Sweden made an unexpected discovery while investigating genetically unique women.

Researchers at Linköping University in Sweden made an unexpected discovery while investigating genetically unique women.

The nucleus of each human body cell contains 46 chromosomes. Each chromosome contains about 1000 genes. There is enough DNA in all the cells in a human body to stretch to the sun and back again ...

In particular, it explains that humans have one fewer chromosome pair in their cells than apes, due to a mutation found in chromosome number 2 that caused two chromosomes to fuse into one.

The centromeres of human chromosomes are heterochromatic regions ... as platelike structures composed of several layers (Figure 4). In addition, multiple microtubules appear to insert into the ...

Huntingtin was the first disease gene mapped to a specific chromosome. How did scientists do it and what have we learned since then? HD is a rare, adult-onset, autosomal dominant, progressive ...

Human biological sex is determined by the sex chromosomes X and Y. In most cases, females possess two X chromosomes, while males have one X and one Y. However, there is some evidence that the Y ...

It’s not clear why these backups have evolved. The new Y chromosome sequences could spell change for metagenomics research, which involves sequencing microbial genomes. Human DNA contaminants often ...