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21 Breaks tagged with genetics
Dog breeds are iconic, serving as familiar examples for how genetic selection can produce a diverse array of biological traits from appearance to physiology to...
Researchers rely on the human reference genome as a baseline to identify genetic differences between individuals, which are crucial for understanding human...
Populations in African countries have much more genetic variation than previously thought. We sequenced the DNA of 400 individuals and showed how people moved...
Female moles develop as intersexual – they have ovotestes, containing both ovary and testicular tissues. Ovotestes produce testosterone that makes female moles...
We studied the genetic variation among people from diverse groups across the globe, to learn about the complex evolutionary history that has shaped our...
Studying the genetic information of exceptionally long-lived people may allow us to uncover the secret of their healthy ageing. Combining data from large...
The contact with Europeans and the colonization of the New World led to the massive extermination of Native Americans, which concealed most of its pre-contact...
The social bond between parent and offspring balances selfishness and altruism. We investigated how genes control these behaviors in European earwigs, and...
Individual variations in our genetic material contribute to more than we imagined and may combine with age and sex to influence how someone responds to drugs...
By comparing the genetic sequence of right-handers versus left-handers, we have uncovered regions in the genome that are linked to an increased chance of being...
Anorexia nervosa is a deadly disorder marked by extremely low body weight, a fear of weight gain, and often an inability to appreciate the severity of the...
Potential hybridization between wolves and dogs has become a subject of high political and conservation controversy, fueled by misinformation campaigns. We...
