Merotelic kinetochore (single kinetochore attaches to microtubules from two spindle poles) has been proposed to be the major mechanism underlying the spontaneous formation of lagging chromosomes, ...

“Our work is the first to directly test how chromosome structure affects bacterial growth, survival, and ability to cause ...

Sex chromosomes are unusually labile systems, with frequent shifts between male and female heterogamety and with a large variety in the precise number and types of chromosomes. The lability is further ...

Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) have developed a remarkable new way for making human body cells ...

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center study links regions of two chromosomes to susceptibility for a type of autism characterized by regression in development. CINCINNATI -- A new Cincinnati ...

New research shows that the male X chromosome is silenced in some types of cancer. Researchers evaluated how a certain gene affects the male X chromosome in cancer cells. Experts explain why these new ...

A new study has found that the X chromosome, of which one copy is typically inactivated in XX female cells, can also be inactivated in some male cancers. The study is published in Cell Systems. The X ...

A quick genetics lesson is probably in order here. Every cell in a person’s body contains their genetic code, or DNA, which typically consists of 23 pairs of chromosomes — with one chromosome in each ...