UCSF researchers found that brain cells age more quickly when they rely solely on the X chromosome inherited from a female's mother, rather than the one from her father. Women inherit two X ...

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

Cephalopods may have the oldest sex chromosomes of any animal, according to a new discovery in the octopus genome. That's a ...

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

A study conducted by a research team at the Crick Institute identified important genes on the Y chromosome that regulate ...

The X contains more genes related to brain function than does any other chromosome. “The X chromosome may be a treasure trove ...

Discover how researchers identified an octopus' ancient sex chromosomes and why their genetic history is such a mystery.

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 asexual oribatid mites produce their female offspring from unfertilized eggs without males. Males are absent or extremely ...

Macquarie University researchers, alongside an international team, have achieved a significant milestone in synthetic biology by completing the final chromosome of the world's first synthetic yeast ...