It took more than 50 years for Marthe Gautier to set the record straight about her discovery of the genetic cause of Down ...

From their first consultation with medical professionals, John and Jill Hart received conflicting opinions on what they ...

Scientists published a full genetic sequence of the genes that make some white campions male, and hope their work could ...

Patients with Klinefelter and triple X syndromes show an increased prevalence of SLE and Sjögren disease, likely due to the synergistic interaction of the extra X chromosomes.

A charity fundraiser is urging the people of Cambridgeshire to wear fun socks. Rock Your Socks is being held on March 21 to ...

New research at the UO reveals that they have been using one that has existed for 480 million years. The octopus has just ...

The research suggest octopus and other cephalopods, like squid and cuttlefish, all rely on the ancient chromosome to ...

Scientists at University of Oregon discover one of the oldest known animal sex chromosomes in California two-spot octopus.

Researchers have identified a sex chromosome in the California two-spot octopus. This chromosome has likely been around for 480 million years, since before octopuses split apart from the nautilus on ...

The clinical name for Down syndrome is trisomy 21, a condition in which a person is born with an extra chromosome, causing mild to moderate cognitive disability, developmental delays and physical ...

Small supernumerary marker chromosomes (sSMCs) are extra chromosomes that are smaller than the standard chromosomes and can be found in various forms within an individual's genetic makeup.