During meiosis, the cell division process central to sexual reproduction, all chromosomes must figure out where to destroy ...

In prokaryotes, the circular chromosome is contained in the cytoplasm in an area called the nucleoid. In contrast, in eukaryotes, all of the cell's chromosomes are stored inside a structure called ...

As Figure 2 illustrates, additional subdivisions can be detected in all of the regions on chromosome 12 under these conditions. The Human Genome Project Provides the Ultimate Chromosome Map ...

Each chromosome contains about 1000 genes. There is enough DNA in all the cells in a human body to stretch to the sun and back again over 60 times. Humans inherit 23 of their chromosomes from ...

Each human body cell contains 46 chromosomes. These can be arranged into 23 pairs. Each chromosome in a pair carries the same types of genes. The 23rd pair are the sex chromosomes: In females ...

B chromosomes manipulate cell division for survival, and new research identifies key genes, including DCR28, involved in this ...

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