For decades, scientists were baffled by why thorny skates in the North Atlantic came in two distinct sizes. Despite extensive ...

The size discrepancy among thorny skates has been noted for nearly a century, but the issue became especially significant in ...

In the house finch, this new approach revealed a DNA inversion that has existed for millions of years—and that may have helped the bird fight off infection. "The house finch is a really great ...

A single base change can create a devastating genetic disorder or a beneficial ... in a frameshift Cystic fibrosis Chromosomal mutation Inversion One region of a chromosome is flipped and ...

Chinese scientists have uncovered two major genes responsible for sorghum's double-grain spikelet, which dramatically enhance grain number and crop yield. A substantial 35.7-kilobase intrachromosomal ...