At different times during the life cycle of a cell, the DNA that makes up the cell's chromosomes can be tightly compacted into a structure that is visible under a microscope, or it can be more ...

Passed from parents to offspring, chromosomes contain the specific instructions that make each type of living creature unique. This illustration shows the structure of a chromosome, highlighting how ...

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

Researchers at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences are helping uncover new information about ...

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 ...

In most animal, plant and fungal cells DNA is stored in the nucleus coiled up in thread-like structures called chromosomes. The nucleus of one of your skin cells contains about two metres of DNA ...

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

Some mutations can affect the structure of one or more chromosomes - these are chromosome structure mutations.

Andreas Houben, head of IPK’s research group “Chromosome Structure and Function”. Furthermore, it was shown that the B chromosome originated from fragments of all seven rye standard A chromosomes.