THE mouse is one of the best mammals for genetic and cytogenetic investigations. Unfortunately, its value for cytogenetic research is restricted because all forty chromosomes are acrocentric.

Recently, the research team led by Wei Li and Chao Liu from Guangzhou Medical University Affiliated Women and Children's Medical Center, in ...

ChromTR, a novel framework for chromosome detection in metaphase cell images, represents a significant advancement in the ...

Cell division, the basic means by which genetic information is passed from generation to generation, involves tightly coordinated movements of a cell's DNA. This page describes the major phases of ...

When Nettie Steven discovered the Y chromosome in 1905 while studying the mealworm Tenebrio ... thereby increasing fibrosis. What we saw in the mouse was that if we blocked the signaling pathway, the ...

ChromTR, a cutting-edge framework for chromosome detection in metaphase cell images, represents a significant advancement in ...

The chromosomes line up on the metaphase plate, an imaginary line that divides the cell in two. Also, the fibers begin to tug each chromosome toward opposite ends of the cell. Same as in mitosis ...

Changes in brain connectivity before and after puberty may explain why some children with a rare genetic disorder have a higher risk of developing autism or schizophrenia, according to a UCLA Health ...