The research suggest octopus and other cephalopods, like squid and cuttlefish, all rely on the ancient chromosome to ...

The octopus just revealed another one of its secrets: what determines its sex. University of Oregon researchers have ...

Females carry two X chromosomes, after inheriting one from each parent. In order to stop serious problems from arising, cells ...

Researchers found that female mice using only maternal X chromosomes showed faster cognitive decline, which could help ...

On April 26, 1986, the worst nuclear disaster since World War II decimated Chernobyl in the Soviet Union. Nearly 40 years later, a lot has changed. Chernobyl, for one, is now within the borders of ...

Science has revealed some of the secrets of the X chromosome, but many remain. In humans, female cells contain two X ...

Scientists reveal new insights into the hidden processes driving human genetic variation with the first complete human DNA ...

Seattle doctors developed a blood test that determines the parental origin of the RB1 mutation in retinoblastoma.

Radiation-induced mutation is unlikely to have induced genetic ... The researchers started to look for differences first at the chromosomal level, then at small genome intervals, and then at ...

Researchers aim to continue studying the role of the X chromosome in brain aging, and whether it can explain people’s risk of ...