Some chromosomes, such as B chromosomes, can increase their inheritance rate to their own advantage. These extra chromosomes ...

These CENP-A proteins ensure that divided genetic information is kept intact during mitosis.

Some chromosomes, such as B chromosomes, can increase their inheritance rate to their own advantage. These extra chromosomes are found in many plants, animals, and fungi and rely upon various ...

In a recent paper published in the journal Genome Research, experts described the chromatin arrangement in the genomes of two ...

A study described the three-dimensional architecture of turtle genomes, which fold in a configuration unlike any other animal observed so far.

The fact that PLK-1 endures in the cells of tumors shows that it endures in general, and is involved in mitosis (the division of cells for replication) under even extreme body conditions like ...

To avoid elimination, many B chromosomes influence cell division in their favour and increase their copy number in the process. This phenomenon is called chromosome drive. The “selfish” B chromosomes, ...

HYDERABAD: The medical field has advanced leaps and bounds in the last few decades. Our school textbooks are now rife with ...

How the blueprint is stored, however, impacts how it is read and used. As cells divide and replicate, DNA strands coiled ...

A giant musk turtle is one of the two species of turtles studied by a research team led by Nicole Valenzuela, professor of ecology, evolution and ...