Hemophilia, a rare inherited bleeding disorder, is primarily caused by mutations in specific genes that impair the body’s ...

Several studies have shown that intelligence is only passed down from one parent, and all indicate that it is the mother who contributes this mental ability ...

Scientists at the University of Toronto studying the hermaphroditic worm Caenorhabditis elegans found that amyloid-like ...

Dr Karuna Kumar emphasised the importance of genetic testing and early screening to identify the condition. “Genetic testing ...

Explore key aspects of progressive genetic hearing loss, from causes to future hope, in this in-depth look at a silent ...

This form of genetic transmission is called autosomal recessive inheritance. The original cause of most genetic metabolic disorders is a gene mutation that occurred many generations ago.

The nuances of inheritance are perhaps most commonly framed as the age-old debate of nature versus nurture, the pervasive idea of a tug-of-war between deterministic genetic sequences and changing ...

Study highlights the role of long-term environmental changes in the evolution of predatory behaviour in nematodes ...

The popularity of for-profit genetic testing services like Ancestry and 23andMe has skyrocketed in recent years. These tests can teach users more about their ancestry or health. But they can also ...