The flowerpot snake, one of the world's smallest snakes, has some unusual distinctions. Also known as the Brahminy blind ...

Transposons, or 'jumping genes' -- DNA segments that can move from one ... can target and insert themselves at the ends of linear chromosomes, called telomeres, within their bacterial host.

By analyzing the flowerpot snake’s unique genome, scientists at The University of Texas at Arlington are uncovering how the tiny reptile repairs its DNA and prevents harmful mutations. The findings, ...

Evolution is nature's engine, driving and shaping genetic change and the diversity around us. Charles Darwin famously ...

Females have one active X chromosome and one dormant X chromosome in each cell. But a study suggests that genes on the ...

Utrecht University has appointed Bas van Steensel as Special Professor of Chromosome Biology. Van Steensel will lead fundamental research into how chromosomes function and how genetic information is ...

Large and rare duplications and deletions in a chromosome ... segment of DNA varies in the genomes of different people.

On Tuesday, the team behind the plan to bring mammoth-like animals back to the tundra announced the creation of what it is ...

Researchers have shed new light on how a type of heart valve disease -- aortic valve stenosis -- progresses differently in males and females.

Transposons, or "jumping genes"—DNA segments that can move from one ... For one, inserting at the end of the chromosome helps the transposon avoid genes for the cell's core functioning, which ...

In a new study, scientists probed the ways in which the X chromosome may change with age and affect cognition. . | Credit: bodym via Getty Images Dormant genes on the X chromosome may reawaken in ...