For more than a century, heredity has been framed through the tidy logic of Mendel’s pea plants: traits pass from parent to offspring by fixed genetic rules. But a new mouse study suggests that ...

Epigenetic memory is one of the strangest and most consequential features of the genome. Across generations, cells and even ...

Around 7,000 years ago, the genetic diversity of human males suddenly dropped across parts of Africa, Europe,and Asia.

Scientists use tools like Punnett squares to predict how traits are passed from parents to offspring. Features like freckles and eye color are examples of these traits. Learn how scientists use plant ...

Today, it is common knowledge in biology textbooks that "genes are made of DNA and are lined up on chromosomes."However, more ...

The blueprint of who we are begins with the genes passed down from our parents. While these inherited traits give us our eye color and height, they can also contain instructions that increase our risk ...

Touching Base is the dynamic podcast series from the editors of GEN. Each episode features a rotating case of senior editors—including John Sterling, Kevin Davies, Julianna LeMieux, Alex Phillippidis, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Genetic information in the DNA and modifications, such as DNA methylation, define the epigenetic landscape and phenotype and show ...