This in turn led to the idea of genetic linkage, which means that when two genes are closely associated on the same chromosome, they do not assort independently (Morgan, 1911). So if linkage ...

The analysis of each chromosome type is listed below, including the chromosome that the rearrangement is derived from (der). In this cell, rearrangements are caused by translocations (t ...

Female mammals typically carry two X chromosomes — one from each parent — and a new study suggests that the maternal X is linked to faster brain aging.

We previously reported suggestive linkage between type 2 diabetes and markers in a region on chromosome 20q using data from a collection of 29 Caucasian families in which type 2 diabetes with ...

The epigenetic state of chromatin, gene activity, and chromosomal positions are interrelated. A research team from the IPK ...