Genes are segments of DNA on chromosomes that code for specific proteins. These proteins carry out various functions throughout your body and determine various traits, such as your eye color or ...

Medically reviewed by Anju Goel, MD Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is the material in cells that carries all genetic information in humans, animals, plants, and all living cells. It’s passed down from ...

Because of the assumption that the 3D structure of DNA would vanish over time, no one had attempted to study chromosome organization in the nuclei of ancient cells. Mind-blowing discovery ...