While the Y chromosome's role was believed to be limited to the functions of the sexual organs, a scientist has shown that it impacts the functions of other organs as well.

Human sex chromosomes originated from a pair of autosomes, the ordinary or non-sex chromosomes that contain the majority of our genome and come in identical pairs. That ancestral pair of autosomes ...

How the second X chromosome functions The research revealed that the supposedly silent X chromosome in females maintains an ability to express certain genes despite general inactivation.

Together, these findings highlight a crucial role of the Y chromosome in regulating innate immune cell function that warrants further study.

What is sex chromosome dosage compensation? Sex chromosome dosage compensation comes into play for individuals who have mismatched sex chromosomes. In the case of the softshell turtles included in the ...

For many years, scientists thought they understood the inactivity of X chromosomes in females. However, new University research challenges previous assumptions and could lead to new avenues for ...

Using data from 9,000 individuals, the researchers studied Y-chromosome gene function in patients with various types of cancer.

Researchers found that loss of function in certain genes of the sex-determining Y chromosome, which is present only in men, may cause them to have an elevated risk for cancer.

The complete assembly of each human chromosome is essential for understanding human biology and evolution. Using complementary long-read sequencing technologies, we complete the first linear assembly ...

Acetyltransferases are enzymes that introduce a new acetyl functional group into histone proteins, a process by which all chromosome functions are controlled.

Building a chromosome from scratch may sound like science fiction, but scientists have actually done it-and made it work. In an ambitious effort, researchers created a completely synthetic ...