However, he adds that it’s unclear how the loss of the Y chromosome leads to inflammation in the heart. Forsberg and his team also explored how the damage caused by a missing Y chromosome might be ...

People who have one of several well-documented medical conditions do not have only XX or XY chromosomes, which typically correspond with female and male sexes, respectively. Those conditions include ...

Gene editing techniques may one day allow for the removal of the extra chromosome that causes Down syndrome, early ...

Historically, the Y chromosome has been misunderstood ... With more research, we may be able to one day replace missing genes in the cells that make sperm to help couples have children through ...

An artistic depiction of a chromosome that is missing some of its "lights," representing rare diseases where people are ...

(Photo Credit: E+/Getty Images) Turner syndrome happens when a female is missing certain genes normally on the X chromosome. (Females have two X chromosomes, while males have an X and a Y chromosome).

In particular, it explains that humans have one fewer chromosome pair in their cells than apes, due to a mutation found in chromosome number 2 that caused two chromosomes to fuse into one.

Cytologists had been studying chromosome behavior since the late 19th century. Why did it take until 1956 to figure out the correct human chromosome number, thanks to Joe Hin Tjio and Albert Levan?

Scientists have made an exciting discovery about octopuses: they have one of the oldest known sex chromosomes in the animal ...

With a few exceptions, eukaryotic chromosomes have a single centromere that ensures their accurate segregation during mitosis. Chromosomes that lack centromeres segregate randomly during mitosis ...