Inside each human cell, about 2 meters (6.6 feet) of genomic DNA must be accurately copied and equally transmitted to two ...

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

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Understanding the material basis of adaptive evolution has been a central goal in biology dating back to at least the time of Darwin. One focus of current debates is whether adaptive evolution relies ...

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 ...

Researchers at Cardiff University have uncovered how a particularly severe form of DNA damage arises—shedding new light on mutation processes that contribute to cancer and inherited genetic conditions ...

Today, it is common knowledge in biology textbooks that "genes are made of DNA and are lined up on chromosomes."However, more than 100 years ago, it was not well understood where genes were located, ...

It is crucial in the development of cell and gene therapies to understand the impact of the gene editing process on chromosomal structure. When cells are edited, differentiated, modified, or ...