Applied since the 1930s to accelerate the process of developing and selecting new valuable agronomic traits, mutation breeding uses a plant’s own genetic make-up, mimicking the natural process of ...

During translation, the sequence of codons is read in order from the nucleotide sequence to synthesize a chain of amino acids and form a protein. Frameshift mutations arise when the normal ...

Captain America #5! With the new Captain Americamoviein theaters, Marvel is continuing to put a spotlight on Sam Wilson, but his newest comics battle with Red Hulk gives the crimson monster a wild ...

Although scientists often assume that synonymous mutations don’t cause any biological effects because they don’t alter the amino acid sequence, recent research shows that they can influence ...

A nonsense mutation is a genetic mutation in a DNA sequence that results in a shorter, unfinished protein product. DNA is a chain of many smaller molecules called nucleotides. During protein ...

Thermo-sensitive genic male sterility 5 (tms5) is a widely used thermo-sensitive genic male sterile (TGMS) line for two-line ...

A new study has unveiled the genetic mechanism controlling citric acid content in jujube fruit, identifying a natural ...

In a family of 15 people in northern Italy, six developed late-onset Alzheimer’s disease – and when researchers ran genetic tests, all six had a rare mutation in a protein-coding gene known as ...