Repetitive DNA and the D1 protein help matching fruit fly chromosomes recognize one another before eggs form.

Transposons, or "jumping genes"—DNA segments that can move from one part of the genome to another—are key to bacterial evolution and the development of antibiotic resistance. Cornell University ...

Chromosomes are tightly coiled structures in each of your cells that contain DNA, the code for all life. DNA is organized in segments on chromosomes called genes. Humans typically have 46 chromosomes ...

Around 7,000 years ago, the genetic diversity of human males suddenly dropped across parts of Africa, Europe,and Asia. Scientists studying the DNA, more specifically Y chromosome, and found evidence ...

One of the most detailed 3D maps of how the human chromosomes are organized and folded within a cell's nucleus is published in Nature. Chromosomes are thread-like structures that carry a cell's ...

Today, it is common knowledge in biology textbooks that "genes are made of DNA and are lined up on chromosomes."However, more ...

When cells adapt to new challenges, they often do so by reshuffling their genomes on a grand scale. A new study published in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Brain inflammation may be fueled by a gene on the X chromosome, a new study in mice suggests. And in female mice, who carry two X ...

In a study published in the journal Science, researchers in Queensland and the United States discovered that the human X chromosome attracts an unusual kind of DNA mutation, potentially doubling the ...

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