Researchers have uncovered a "selfish" X chromosome in the fruit fly Drosophila testacea that manages to distort inheritance ...

Scientists report that they have learned how certain combinations of rearranged genes can promote the progression of a rare ...

Hermit crabs have the most chromosomes of any animal, with 254. Chromosomes carry genetic information in the form of DNA. Genes located on autosomes determine the inheritance of physical traits.

EcDNA is made up of small, circular segments of DNA that form outside of chromosomes ... associated ecDNA can directly affect genes all over the human chromosome in addition to those encoded ...

A chromosome glitch in beetleweed reveals how genome doubling can drive rapid plant evolution and create new species in real ...

A research team led by Prof. GAN Haiyun from the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has uncovered a reciprocal regulatory relationship between ecDNA ...

And It Could Help Future Medicine Scientists have just made a fascinating discovery about the roots of the Japanese people.

such as DNA replication initiation during cell division, gene expression regulation, and the function of telomeres—the caps at the ends of chromosomes—and centromeres, chromosomal structures ...

Extrachromosomal DNA (ecDNA) is a unique form of circular DNA that exists outside of normal chromosomes. Found exclusively in tumor cells, it often carries cancer-promoting genes (oncogenes ...

Research advances on ‘displacing’ antibiotic resistance gene from bacteria May 6, 2025: Birmingham scientists have identified essential genetic code for a method called plasmid curing, which aims to ...

The Genetic Testing Market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 10% during the forecast period. The market is propelled by ...