Scientists at EMBL have captured how human chromosomes fold into their signature rod shape during cell division, using a ...

Each eukaryotic chromosome is composed of DNA coiled and condensed around nuclear proteins called histones. Humans inherit one set of chromosomes from their mother and a second set from their father.

For successful cell division, chromosomal DNA needs to be packed into compact rod-shaped structures. Defects in this process ...

The human genome is comprised of two sets of 23 chromosomes -- 46 chromosomes in all. Each parent contributes a set. About 97 percent of the genome consists of sequences that don't code for ...

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

In standard karyotypes, chromosomes that have been stained with Giemsa dye after a special treatment reveal a characteristic set of bands along their length. Translocations are thus manifested as ...

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 ...

About 50 percent of Cohanim in both Sephardic and Ashkenazic populations have an unusual set of genetic markers on their Y chromosome. What is equally striking is that this genetic signature of ...