Scientists at EMBL have captured how human chromosomes fold into their signature rod shape during cell division, using a ...

In particular, it explains that humans have one fewer chromosome pair in their cells than apes, due to a mutation found in chromosome number 2 that caused two chromosomes to fuse into one.

the macronucleus and the micronucleus (Figure 1). The micronucleus is the germ-line nucleus that contains five normal pairs of chromosomes, but it is transcriptionally inactive under most ...

Drets and Shaw then photographed and generated G-banding maps for each human chromosome. They found that each pair of chromosomes within a cell showed a similar G-banding pattern (Figure 1).

The research focused on parts of chromosomes known as human accelerated regions (HARs ... HARs make up a big portion of the 1% difference, which can lead to dramatically different outcomes ...

It’s not clear why these backups have evolved. The new Y chromosome sequences could spell change for metagenomics research, which involves sequencing microbial genomes. Human DNA contaminants often ...

An individual’s growth and development is affected by the genes they inherit from their parents. An example of a human chromosome mutation is when a child inherits an extra copy of chromosome 21.

The research focused on parts of chromosomes known as human accelerated regions (HARs ... HARs make up a big portion of the 1% difference, which can lead to dramatically different outcomes ...