The near-neutral model of B chromosome evolution predicts that population invasion is quite fast. To test this prediction, in 1994, we introduced males of the grasshopper Eyprepocnemis plorans from a ...

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

When plants duplicate their entire genome, the consequences ripple through nearly every aspect of their biology, from the ...

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

In the first detailed chromosome map of the aardwolf, Texas A&M University researchers have discovered that, despite millions ...

DNA repair mechanisms are essential for maintaining the integrity of our genome. When they malfunction, they can cause disease or contribute to the development of cancer. Nature, however, offers ...

As far as our genetic library goes, the Y chromosome seems like a mere pamphlet. Just ask any cell with a pair of X ...

However, one plant — a South American beak-sedge called Rhynchospora tenuis — seems to represent a striking exception. Previous studies have reported that R. tenuis lacks crossover during male meiosis ...

A new 3D structure of a cancer-linked protein bound to its cellular partner reveals details of how the protein binds to chromosomes and could offer insights for future disease treatments. The ...

Many of today’s marine invertebrates, including sponges and jellyfish, have chromosomes with the same ancient structure they inherited from their primitive ancestors more than 600 million years ago, ...

In societies where children inherit their father’s surname, family names should, in theory, trace the same path through ...