A chromosome is a single, long molecule of DNA. These highly organized structures store genetic information in living organisms. Small sections of the chromosome, called genes, code for the RNA ...

Brian Tait, Haplomic Technologies Pty Ltd, examines single chromosome sequencing to obtain genetic phase (haplotyping) ...

X inactivation is the dosage compensation mechanism in mammals whereby during embryogenesis of females a single X-chromosome is genetically silenced. Although most genes are subject to X ...

Within the rest of the genome are an estimated 70,000 genes. The single chromosome displayed here and those on the previous screen are shown in their most compacted state -- they're about to ...

This unmatched pair, known as the X and Y sex chromosomes, determines whether we are male (XY) or female (XX). A mother always provides a single X chromosome in her egg. Inherit an X from your ...

The nucleus of a germline stem cell undergoes two divisions, firstly separating homologous chromosomes and secondly separating chromatids. Haploid gametes contain 23 single chromosomes.