One of the most detailed 3D maps of how the human chromosomes are organized and folded within a cell's nucleus is published ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." The 23 rd chromosome base pair contains what are known as our sex chromosomes. For most females, this ...

Neanderthals, the closest cousins of modern humans, lived in parts of Europe and Asia until their extinction some 30,000 years ago. Genetic studies are revealing ever more about the links between ...

Scientists warn that the human Y chromosome has lost most of its genes over millions of years, and new research suggests ...

Neil Hunter, a professor in the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, has discovered a crucial step in how chromosomes stay connected during the development for egg cells and sperm, ...

The human Y chromosome, responsible for male sex determination, has forfeited 97% of its ancestral genes over the past 300 million years. Evolutionary biologist Jenny Graves cautioned it "is running ...

Scientists remain divided over whether the human Y chromosome will eventually vanish. But clinicians say the real concern ...

Genes are segments of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) that are located inside every human cell. The DNA inside each cell is tightly coiled in structures called chromosomes. Each chromosome contains a ...