The Y chromosome is the smallest chromosome, and holds the least amount of genes, but scientists are still learning about all of its biological functions. Research has shown that many men start to ...

For decades, the Y chromosome — one of the two human sex chromosomes — has been notoriously challenging for the genomics community to sequence due to the complexity of its structure. Now, this elusive ...

What was once the final frontier of the human genome -- the Y chromosome -- has just been mapped out in its entirety. Scientists used advanced sequencing technologies to read out the full DNA sequence ...

What was once the final frontier of the human genome - the Y chromosome - has just been mapped out in its entirety. Led by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), a team of researchers ...

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

One of the challenges of working with ancient DNA samples is that damage accumulates over time, breaking up the structure of the double helix into ever smaller fragments. In the samples we've worked ...

The tiny Atlas blue butterfly, also known as Polyommatus atlantica, has been genetically confirmed as having the highest ...

In the largest genetic study of autism to date, 137 researchers in North America and Europe are reporting that they have identified several chromosomal regions linked to the disorder. The work, they ...

Did you know that your baby’s genetic makeup was determined at conception? From the moment the sperm met the egg, your little one’s genetic code — DNA — began forming. It’s made up of 23 pairs of ...

What was once the final frontier of the human genome — the Y chromosome — has just been mapped out in its entirety. Led by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), a team of researchers ...