The centromere is necessary for the transport of chromosomes during cell division and, therefore, for the correct ...

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 ...

Agrobacterium tumefaciens magnified 15,000 times in an image captured earlier this year with a scanning electron microscope at Iowa State University's Roy J. Carver High Resolution Microscopy Facility ...

The loss of the Y chromosome in tumour cells is linked to poor outcomes for people with cancer 1, but this genetic alteration might also compromise immune cells that would otherwise fight the disease.

Sara Branco, Hélène Badouin, Ricardo C. Rodríguez de la Vega, Jérôme Gouzy, Fantin Carpentier, Gabriela Aguileta, Sophie Siguenza, Jean-Tristan Brandenburg, Marco A. Coelho, Michael E. Hood, Tatiana ...

Genetic testing is a minimally invasive medical test that doctors use to identify genetic mutations or variants that can lead to certain diseases or conditions. Doctors use various types of genetic ...

Philadelphia chromosome positive chronic myeloid leukemia is a common form of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), that occurs when specific chromosomes swap positions. This causes an abnormality in the ...