Did you know that your baby’s genetic makeup was determined at conception? From the moment the sperm met the egg, your little one’s genetic code — DNA — began forming. It’s made up of 23 pairs of ...

A pregnant Texas woman carrying a fetus diagnosed with a fatal genetic condition left the state to obtain an abortion after the state Supreme Court prevented her from having one, USA TODAY reported ...

In December 2022, an amniocentesis revealed that Colt and Tara Emerson’s baby, Deacon, had full Trisomy 18, a chromosomal disorder that often results in birth defects, including delayed development ...

Chromosome 18q deletion (18q del) syndromeis a rare genetic condition disorder, affecting approximately 1 in 40,000 to 55,000 individuals, caused by the deletion of genetic material on the long arm of ...

Now a new preprint research paper posted to the bioRxiv* server dismisses the possibility, raised by that study, that the virus inserts its genetic material into the host cell’s genome. In Germany ...

Philadelphia chromosome positive chronic myeloid leukemia is a common form of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), that occurs when specific chromosomes swap positions. This causes an abnormality in the ...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – As yet unidentified genes on chromosomes 18 and 3 are linked to severe kidney disease in younger blacks with diabetes, Barry I. Freedman, M.D., reported today at the American ...

The Y chromosome is perhaps the most puzzling part of the human genome. Associated with male development, it is chock-full of repetitive and inverted stretches of DNA, a hurdle that makes it ...

The chromosome associated with male development, which is the last mysterious piece of the human genome, has been fully sequenced by a team of more than 100 researchers around the world, including ...