In contrast, in eukaryotes, all of the cell's chromosomes are stored inside a structure called the nucleus. Each eukaryotic chromosome is composed of DNA coiled and condensed around nuclear ...

How do scientists find their way around a chromosome? With chromosome maps called idiograms, researchers can pinpoint the locations of genes and locate abnormal gene forms. Aa Aa Aa Most ...

These motors play distinct roles in manipulating chromosome structure. Swimming motors, similar to RNA polymerases—enzymes ...

Some chromosomes, such as B chromosomes, can increase their inheritance rate to their own advantage. These extra chromosomes ...

Chances are you've seen an illustration of DNA's double-helix structure and even pictures of the chromosomes that make up the human genome. But where and how does the famous double helix fit into ...

Next, the researchers used long DNA reads and assembled the rye B chromosome into a single ~430 Mb-long pseudomolecule and performed a detailed transcriptome analysis ... Andreas Houben, head of IPK’s ...