In about one out of every 800 people, two chromosomes fuse together to form an unusual bond. These are known as Robertsonian ...

When a woman becomes pregnant, the outcome of that pregnancy depends on many things — including a crucial event that happened ...

Kansas City scientists have made a "landmark" discovery that offers new insights into some cases of infertility, miscarriage ...

Researchers are now exploring how different types of repetitive DNA create genome instability and structurally variant chromosomes.

Chromosomes continuously develop their shape during cell divisions. Mitotic chromosomes gradually shorten and thicken. Longer ...

Human fertility hinges on a delicate molecular ballet that begins even before birth. UC Davis researchers have uncovered how special protein networks safeguard chromosomes as eggs and sperm form, ...

AMES, Iowa – A new study led by an Iowa State University scientist sheds light on how organisms have evolved to address imbalances in sex chromosomes. The study looks at a species of softshell turtle, ...

A karyotype of the complete set of human chromosomes. Credit: National Human Genome Research Institute Human sex chromosomes originated from a pair of autosomes, the ordinary or non-sex chromosomes ...

"For the first time, scientists have shown that DNA from ordinary body cells can be placed into an egg, activated, and made ...