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Uncovering late-onset combined immune deficiency in chromosome 18q deletion syndrome

Chromosome 18q deletion (18q del) syndromeis a rare genetic condition disorder, affecting approximately 1 in 40,000 to 55,000 individuals, caused…

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Complete X and Y chromosome sequences of living great ape species determined

Newly generated, complete “end-to-end” reference genomes for the sex chromosomes of five great ape species and one lesser ape species…

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Research on centromere structure yields new insights into the mechanisms of chromosome segregation errors

Researchers from the Kops group in collaboration with researchers from the University of Edinburgh, made a surprising new discovery in…

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Social change may explain decline in genetic diversity of the Y chromosome at the end of the Neolithic period

The emergence in the Neolithic of patrilineal1 social systems, in which children are affiliated with their father’s lineage, may explain…

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New study finds potential targets at chromosome ends for degenerative disease prevention

Published online today in Science, a new study finds that telomere lengths follow a different pattern than has thus far…

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Machine learning method reveals chromosome locations in individual cell nucleus

Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Computer Science have made a significant advancement toward understanding how the human genome…

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Double trouble at chromosome ends

Half a century ago, scientists Jim Watson and Alexey Olovnikov independently realized that there was a problem with how our…

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