If you unraveled all the DNA from a single human cell and placed it ... have just one or two circular chromosomes, a fruit fly has eight chromosomes, a rice plant 24, and a dog 78.

In the new study, Hoencamp and colleagues created heat maps that analyzed how chromosomes in the nuclei of 24 animal, plant and fungal species interacted inside their respective cells. The maps ...

This raised the question, says Martienssen, "of whether a cell might be able ... biological understanding of chromosome regulation. It could also be a boon to plant breeders, who, explains ...

He thought the shape of the bubbles could predict where plant cells would divide ... rule and accounting for exceptions to it. At cell division, cells assemble complex molecular structures to ensure ...

In a leap forward for genetic and biomedical research, two scientists at the University of Missouri have developed a powerful ...

If, as appears likely, plant sex chromosomes are found to be only partially ... show different patterns of MADS box gene expression. Pl Cell, 7: 1583–1598.

In addition to chromosomes, plant cells contain organelles in their nuclei. These are small specialized compartments with specific functions, such as chloroplasts for photosynthesis (capturing ...

He proceeds to describe the method developed by Kaiima that doubles a plant’s chromosomes from a set of two to a set of four. This doubling results in higher cell activity, increased photosynthesis ...

Prof. Ben-David explained, "In the nucleus of a healthy human cell, there are 23 pairs of chromosomes—half from the father and half from the mother, totaling 46. One of the characteristics of ...

Scientists have long known that cancer cells typically have extra chromosomes, but what exactly was the extra genetic material doing? New research from a team at Yale University has finally ...

Damage to the ends of your chromosomes can create “zombie cells” that are still alive but can’t function, according to our recently published study in Nature Structural and Molecular Biology.