Learn how modern humans adapted to the Americas, possibly thanks to a Denisovan gene.

Autosomal inheritance occurs when parents pass genes down to a child via autosomes, which are a type of chromosome. Learn more here.

Many families have a hard-drinking, bacon-loving, exercise-averse relative who despite all odds lived to a ripe old age while another relative perished before their time despite being mindful about ...

Our genes are inherited from our parents, and the different combinations of these genes make us unique. Genetic inheritance controls the characteristics of all living things. This short video ...

Many of the genes that help determine most people's skin and hair are more Neanderthal than not, according to two new studies that look at the DNA fossils hidden in the modern human genome.

Our genes are inherited from our parents, and the different combinations of these genes make us unique. Genetic inheritance controls the characteristics of all living things. This short video ...

Researchers have identified a new enzyme called PUCH, which plays a key role in preventing the spread of parasitic DNA in our genomes. These findings may reveal new insights into how our bodies ...

A mouse model involving targeted DNA methylation will better equip researchers to study this process. Memory of methyl marks enables epigenetic inheritance down generations.

Bioinformaticians have established that the genes in bacterial genomes are arranged in a meaningful order. They describe that the genes are arranged by function: If they become increasingly ...