A genetic analysis of the Deep Maniots living in Greece's southern Peloponnese region has revealed a close-knit, patriarchal ...

Genetic variation describes naturally occurring genetic differences among individuals of the same species. This variation permits flexibility and survival of a population in the face of changing ...

“The fact that we can reconstruct events from hundreds of thousands or millions of years ago just by looking at DNA today is astonishing,” stated Aylwyn Scally of Cambridge University. That sums up ...

The past decade has delivered landmark advances in human and medical genomics that shape how we understand disease mechanisms ...

Despite major advances in genetic testing for breast cancer risk prediction, death rates remain disproportionately high among ...

Genetic predispositions guide population-specific song learning in wild birds, shows new research from Stockholm University. By studying adult pied flycatchers that had been translocated as eggs from ...

Ferns, defined by large genomes, high chromosome counts, and pervasive aneuploidy as well as intraspecific polyploid complexity, diverge significantly from the classical genetic theories and ...

The headline figure of lifespan being around “50% heritable” risks being misunderstood as meaning genes determine half of a ...

The headline figure of lifespan being around “50 per cent heritable” risks being misunderstood as meaning genes determine ...