In humans and many other animals, specific chromosomes determine sex. But how did researchers discover these so-called sex chromosomes? Throughout the many observations that led to this conclusion ...

The Bachelor of Animal Science (Animal Genetics and Breeding) is ideal for you if you have an interest in genetics in relation to animals. You’ll learn: how effective breeding strategies can both ...

This must be a huge cost to the animal," Axel Meyer, an evolutionary biologist at the University of Konstanz, told Science ...

The evolution of many chromosomal features—from 'wannabe centromere' knob elements in maize to even bona fide centromeres on plant and animal chromosomes—can be explained by this simple process.

Each replicated chromosome is made up of two identical strands called chromatids that are joined together. Each chromatid is a full length DNA molecule. The stages outlined in the following ...