Esotropia and exotropia could have shared genetic risk factors based on findings that genetif duplications on chromosomes were risk factors for the diseases. Genetic duplications in the second, fourth ...

Genome duplication probably gave biodiversity a decisive evolutionary boost. A Chinese-German research team led by Axel Meyer from the University of Konstanz has now investigated the early phases of ...

The mechanism of chromosomal rearrangement associated with inverted–duplication–deletion (INV–DUP–DEL) pattern formation has been investigated by many researchers, and several possible mechanisms have ...

Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) and gene duplication are often considered as separate mechanisms driving the evolution of new functions. However, the mobile genetic elements (MGEs) implicated in HGT ...

A new study shows that how a cell fails to divide after copying its DNA can determine its fate. Cell division is one of the most fundamental and complex processes underpinning life. In human cells, ...

Decades ago, researchers showed that Down syndrome (also known as trisomy 21), was caused when individuals carried an extra copy of chromosome 21. Down syndrome is also the most common genetic cause ...

For a living cell to divide successfully, each daughter cell must inherit the correct genetic material. In eukaryotes, segregation of duplicated chromosomes is performed by the mitotic spindle, a ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. A closeup shot of a laboratory worker arranging pipette tips in a blue container for a ...

A mother-of-four from Cradley Heath, near Birmingham, has spoken of her two-year-old daughter's diagnosis with an extremely rare disorder, discovered by chance during an unrelated hospital visit.

One chromosome from the mother, one chromosome from the father: For us humans and the vast majority of animal species, having a double set of chromosomes is the standard. Two complete sets of ...