Scientists first discovered chromosomes in the nineteenth century, when they were gazing at cells through light microscopes. But how did they figure out what chromosomes do? And how did they link ...

Among the many marvels of life is the cell's ability to divide and thus enable organisms to grow and renew themselves. For ...

Human biological sex is determined by the sex chromosomes X and Y. In most cases, females possess two X chromosomes, while males have one X and one Y. However, there is some evidence that the Y ...

After the invention of whole-genome sequencing, we now know the sequences that make up an entire organism. Now what do they mean? To answer that, we turn back to linkage mapping in model organisms.

Dr. Sandeep Karunakaran, Senior Consultant at Apollo Fertility, Hyderabad, assures that while the reduction in the Y ...