Scientists report adaptive divergence in cryptic color pattern is underlain by two distinct, complex chromosomal rearrangements, where millions of bases of DNA were flipped backwards and moved from ...

A research team has decoded the genome of historic potato cultivars and used this resource to develop an efficient method for analysis of hundreds of additional potato genomes.

Understanding the material basis of adaptive evolution has been a central goal in biology dating back to at least the time of ...

Potatoes are a staple food for over 1.3 billion people. But despite their importance for global food security, breeding ...

The last few years have provided us with a new level of understanding of how chromosomes are replicated, segregated and read - and how their 3D organisation influences expression of individual genes ...

Immigration and Customs Enforcement declared that its agents were diligently at work enforcing “400+ federal laws” to prevent the following from crossing “the border illegally”: people, money, ...

This mechanism ensures that genetic material is properly shuffled between chromosomes, preventing errors that could lead to disorders such as miscarriages, infertility, birth defects, and even cancer.

City shoppers are celebrating a victory after two companies finally resolved a two-year dispute over who is responsible for building a vital crossing. Regular visitors to Longwater Retail Park have ...

All of this is raising fears or at least concerns. But nonetheless, let’s remember that there are so many people crossing the border every day that not everybody will be asked to open their phones and ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A one-year-old boy was among four people injured in a crash in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood Tuesday night, Chicago police said. The crash occurred at about 11:29 p.m ...

During meiosis, at least one crossover is selectively generated per pair of homologous chromosomes through homologous recombination to ensure their faithful segregation. The molecular mechanisms ...