Human sex chromosomes originated from a pair of autosomes, the ordinary or non-sex chromosomes that contain the majority of our genome and come in identical pairs. That ancestral pair of autosomes ...

'Dad genes' are particles on the sex-specific Y chromosome, long mocked for being a stunted clump of mostly useless nucleic waste You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if ...

The male-determining sex chromosome has lost 97 percent of its ancestral genes in the last 300 million years. If that rate ...

Humans have 23 pairs of chromosomes, including a pair of sex chromosomes (typically XX for females, and XY for males). Chromosomes contain hundreds to thousands of genes, which are sections of DNA ...

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute studying male mice engineered with different Y chromosome deletions have uncovered which genes on the mouse Y chromosome regulate the development of sperm ...

Researchers at the Crick have uncovered which genes on the Y chromosome regulate the development of sperm and impact fertility in male mice. This research could help us understand why some men don't ...

Mutation of a key gene responsible for protecting the ends of chromosomes from damage of tumours and aging has been linked to human cancer You can save this article by registering for free here. Or ...

Dublin, Jan. 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Inborn Gene or Chromosome Alterations Pipeline Report including Stages of Development, Segments, Region and Countries, Regulatory Path and Key Companies, ...

Bacterial chromosome dynamics and gene regulation are intimately linked through a finely orchestrated interplay between the physical organization of the chromosome and the molecular processes that ...

KIT researchers succeeded for the first time in reducing the number of chromosomes in a plant using the CRISPR/Cas method – surprisingly without affecting its growth The CRISPR/Cas molecular scissors ...