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

Human DNA, which is approximately two meters in length, is organized into a compact, thread-like structure known as the chromatin, so it could fit into the nucleus, a tiny sphere that’s only about six ...

Small, cancer-associated DNA circles "hitchhike" on chromosomes during cell division to spread efficiently to daughter cells by co-opting a process used to maintain cellular identity through ...

Pt. A. Gene cloning -- cDNA cloning method using stable expression in mammalian cells / Toru Miki and Stuart A. Aaronson -- Normalization and selection with short-fragment cDNAs / Satish Parimoo, ...

Sexual reproduction usually reshuffles genetic information, creating offspring that differ from their parents. But one small ...

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 ...

Alphabet Inc.’s Google DeepMind today introduced AlphaGenome, a new artificial intelligence tool that can comprehensively predict how mutations or variants in human DNA sequences impact gene ...

Robertsonian chromosomes (ROB) are a type of structurally variant chromosome that is created when two chromosomes fuse together to form an unusual bond. Found commonly in nature, these chromosomes are ...

Researchers from Skoltech, the University of Potsdam, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have discovered a fundamental physical law that governs the seemingly chaotic motion of chromosomes ...

Gecko sex chromosomes arose 22 separate times, and the genes already on a chromosome hint at whether it turns into an X or a ...