Haspin phosphorylates histone H3 threonine 3 (H3T3) to ensure proper progression through mitosis. Here the authors describe how Haspin engages a nucleosomal DNA supergroove, using electrostatic ...

The heart is a highly sex-biased organ, as sex shapes innumerable aspects of heart health and disease. Sex chromosomes and sex hormones —testosterone, progesterone, and estrogen— establish and ...

Gene editing techniques may eventually allow trisomy to be treated at the cellular level, according to an in vitro proof-of-concept study. Down syndrome is caused by the presence of a third copy ...

The main genes influencing eye color are OCA2 and HERC2. Both are located on human chromosome 15. Genes thought to interact with OCA2 and HERC2 to determine eye color include ASIP, IRF4, SLC24A4, ...

The genetics of left-handedness: New data Using a variety of modern molecular techniques, scientists made a lot of progress in understanding the genetics of left-handedness in the last few years.

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Why are the human sex chromosomes called “X” and “Y,” while the other 22 chromosomes are identified only by numbers? The answer begins in the late 1800s, when insect gonad cells, whose large ...