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 ...

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).

Researchers at Linköping University in Sweden made an unexpected discovery while investigating genetically unique women.

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