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

New research shows that female mice expressing only a maternal X chromosome experience faster brain aging and cognitive ...

A study finds that female mice using only a maternal X chromosome experience faster brain aging, leading to memory loss.

DNA is organized in segments on chromosomes called genes. Humans typically have 46 chromosomes arranged in 23 pairs. Genetics plays a key role in answering each of these questions. For humans ...

How do sex chromosomes affect intelligence? Created with Sketch. The X chromosome carries at least 150 genes linked to intelligence. Since the mother has two X chromosomes to pass along while the ...

Having the right set of genes to impact longevity is “like winning the lottery,” Dr. Perls said. So even if your mother made ...

Women are born with two X chromosomes and inherit one from each parent. But in every cell of their body, just one X ...

The largest, most ethnically diverse, study of its kind has flagged hundreds of genetic variants that play a role in ...

Scientists have completed construction of the final chromosome in the worlds' first synthetic yeast genome following more than a decade of work, opening new possibilities for creating resilient, ...

"It is likely individuals' genetics is at play." "The research would not have been possible without close ... "We expect that at some time point in the future people will be able to go and see a ...

However, there is some evidence that the Y chromosome is being phased out of the evolutionary pipeline, and could one day disappear altogether — potentially giving rise to a new sex gene in the ...

A team of Japanese scientists has discovered the gene that determines the fur color of calico cats, which are characterized ...