What stands out the most about this ancient cephalopod sex chromosome is how little the chromosome has changed over time.

The octopus just revealed another one of its secrets: what determines its sex. University of Oregon researchers have ...

Females carry two X chromosomes, after inheriting one from each parent. In order to stop serious problems from arising, cells ...

Female mammals typically carry two X chromosomes — one from each parent — and a new study suggests that the maternal X is ...

Researchers from the University of Illinois have identified a key process coordinating liver maturation and polyploidization, ...

Researchers aim to continue studying the role of the X chromosome in brain aging, and whether it can explain people’s risk of ...

Researchers at the Crick have uncovered which genes on the Y chromosome regulate the development of sperm and impact ...

Women are born with two X chromosomes and inherit one from each parent. But in every cell of their body, just one X ...

Macquarie University researchers, alongside an international team, have achieved a significant milestone in synthetic biology by completing the final chromosome of the world's first synthetic yeast ...

In females with two X chromosomes – one inherited from each parent – one of the two X chromosomes is randomly silenced in every cell through a process called X-inactivation. When this process occurs, ...

Researchers at the Crick have uncovered which genes on the Y chromosome regulate the development of sperm and impact ...