Brian Tait, Chief Scientific Officer at Haplomic Technologies Pty Ltd, focuses here on CYP genes, haplotypes, and their ...

Precisely how lowered levels of the gene product, an enzyme called hexoseaminidase A, protect against TB isn't known. Balanced polymorphism may explain why cystic fibrosis is so common- the ...

Balancing selection, in contrast to directional selection, maintains genetic polymorphism in populations. For example, if heterozygotes at a locus have higher fitness than homozygotes (a scenario ...