Genes are segments of DNA on chromosomes that code for specific proteins. These proteins carry out various functions throughout your body and determine various traits, such as your eye color or ...

Hundreds to thousands of genes are found on each chromosome inside our cells. Together, the DNA, genes, and chromosomes make up the complete set of genetic instructions for every individual ...

Chromosomes are thread-like structures comprising DNA that are present inside the nucleus of every cell in the body. Specific segments of DNA are called genes. Every chromosome contains many genes ...

What goes on in our DNA to make us grow grey hair, wrinkles and less than healthy DNA?

A new article analyzes in depth the physical problems associated with DNA packaging that have often been neglected in structural models of chromosomes. The study demonstrates that the multilaminar ...

The translocation most typically found in mantle cell lymphoma drags a powerful regulatory element into a new area of the human genome.

A full assembly of human chromosome 8 has now been completed. Its DNA content and arrangement are of interest in primate and human evolution, in several immune and developmental disorders, and in ...

Translocations are chromosomal "cut and paste" errors that drive many lymphomas, a type of blood cancer and the sixth most ...