One of the most detailed 3D maps of how the human chromosomes are organized and folded within a cell's nucleus is published ...

Among scientists, it is widely accepted that the structure of genomes largely controls their transcriptional activity within the cell. Structural features known as chromatin are responsible for this ...

A new study challenges prevalent models of chromosome formation during mitotic cell division. The study compared the dimensions of chromosomes in yeasts and humans and found that not only is the width ...

American Journal of Botany, Vol. 27, No. 8 (Oct., 1940), pp. 683-686 (4 pages) Metaphase and anaphase chromosomes of the second reduction division of Gasteria spp. hitherto considered as displaying an ...

Scientists at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and the University of Toronto have generated a topological map of the human genome, shedding light on the role of inter-chromosomal interactions ...

Scientists have mapped out the molecular structure of a key part of our chromosomes called telomeres, which play a pivotal part in aging and cancer. Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, ...

A two-cell embryo of , stained to visualize DNA (red) and the cell membrane (green). One of the worst things that can happen to a cell is to end up with the wrong number of chromosomes. This can ...

The study of cytogenetics in Hymenoptera reveals a remarkable diversity in chromosomal number, structure and organisation across ants, bees and wasps. Research in this field has illuminated how ...

Translocations, in genetics, happen when chromosomes break and the pieces attach to other chromosomes. This mixing of genetic material has important results. The resultant chromosomes are lacking in ...

A study led by researchers at NYU Grossman School of Medicine has found that children with aggressive types of blood cancers are different, not only in the DNA code of their blood cells, but in the ...