A full assembly of human chromosome 8 has now been completed. Its DNA content and arrangement are of interest in primate and human evolution, in several immune and developmental disorders, and in ...

Scientists are expressing concerns about male reproductive health due to the Y chromosome's genetic material loss, potentially disappearing in 11 million years. A study revealed a sharp decline in ...

With Men's Y Chromosome, Size Really May Not Matter : Shots - Health News The string of genes that make a man a man used to be much bigger, and some geneticists say it may be wasting away. Back ...

‘All of Us’ genetics chart stirs unease over controversial depiction of race Debate over figure connecting genes, race and ethnicity reignites concerns among geneticists about how to represent ...

Cancer cells with extra chromosomes depend on those chromosomes for tumor growth, a new study reveals, and eliminating them prevents the cells from forming tumors. The findings, said the ...

Y Chromosome Adam and Mitochondrial Eve aren’t the first human male and female but instead represent the common ancestors of the modern Y chromosome and modern mitochondrial DNA.

Human cells typically have 23 pairs of chromosomes; extra chromosomes are an anomaly known as aneuploidy. “If you look at normal skin or normal lung tissue, for example, 99.9% of the cells will have ...