Females usually have two X chromosomes, while males tend to have one X and one Y chromosome. But research suggests that the Y ...

Three RIKEN researchers have shed light on the cellular mechanisms underlying chromosomal abnormalities that can cause miscarriages and congenital disorders such as Down syndrome.

Tending a garden is hard work. Imagine it from the plants' perspective. Each relies on fine-tuned genetic processes to pass ...

The well-established existence of sex differences in immune responses, including immune responses driven by T cells, cuts ...

Down Syndrome Awareness Month is recognized through October. Here's everything you need to know about the condition that ...

Delilah Ortega, 8, is a soloist in the choir at Fayetteville's School of Hope. She has also had 50 surgeries and is hard of ...

In mammals, female (XX) and male (XY) cells exhibit sex chromosome dimorphism. To achieve dosage compensation of X-linked ...

某些发育信号不仅能塑造人类胚胎，还在维持机体遗传蓝图方面发挥着重要作用，但这些信号也会阻断基因组的改变，即所谓的镶嵌现象（mosaicism）。近日，一篇发表在国际杂志 Nature Communications 上题为 “Developmental signals control chromosome segregation fidelity during pluripotency and ...

About two-thirds of people with Alzheimer’s disease are women, yet due to the challenges in studying X chromosomes, a genetic ...

[44] Combining a limited karyotype with the more objective microarray data will allow for a clearer interpretation for any disease-causing chromosome abnormalities, if any, in the fetus undergoing ...

Once upon a time, the Y chromosome — responsible for determining male sex — was as robust as its X counterpart. Fast forward a few million years, and it’s now a slimmed-down version of its ...

Chromosome rearrangements caused by chromothripsis occur in 30%-40% of all cancers and are commonly found in aggressive tumors such as sarcomas, glioblastomas, and pancreatic cancer. Chromothripsis ...