Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), the most common form of lupus, is an autoimmune disorder that occurs more frequently in ...

(Cavan Images/Getty Images) The human Y chromosome is shrinking. In the next 5 million years or so, some geneticists think ...

A study, published in the journal Development, is the first to precisely map endogenous UTY occupancy across the human genome and demonstrate that UTY remains functionally involved in transcriptional ...

Scientists discovered a new gene family on the Y chromosome of deer mice, challenging the belief that the chromosome only ...

WASHINGTON, Aug 23 (Reuters) - Scientists have taken an important step forward in understanding the human genome - our genetic blueprint - by fully deciphering the enigmatic Y chromosome present in ...

For decades, the Y chromosome — one of the two human sex chromosomes — has been notoriously challenging for the genomics community to sequence due to the complexity of its structure. Now, this elusive ...

Men tend to lose the Y chromosome from their cells as they age. But because the Y bears few genes other than for male determination, it was thought this loss would not affect health. But evidence has ...

Chromosomes change over time, whether through the process of aging or exposure to harmful substances in the environment. Steven Puetzer/The Image Bank The Y chromosome can be lost through the process ...

Robertsonian translocations (robs) are associated with a high risk for unbalanced segregations. Preimplantation Genetic Testing (PGT) offers an early opportunity to evaluate segregation patterns and ...

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Scientists in Japan have developed a rat-mouse hybrid embryo from a single frozen rat chromosome transplanted into a mouse ...