Case Western Reserve University researchers have made a significant breakthrough in understanding Barrett's esophagus, a precancerous condition that dramatically increases the risk of developing ...

X chromosome reactivation contributes to reducing the signs of disease in the female brain. Female cells have two X ...

BBP exposure causes chromosome organization defects in the female germline. Carnoy’s fixed and DAPI-stained images of gonads at the pachytene stage following exposure to DMSO or BBP. Images represent ...

(CNN) — Marijuana may damage oocytes — unfertilized eggs in female ovaries — in ways researchers worry may lead to infertility, miscarriage and possible genetic defects in babies, new research has ...

The Y chromosome is inherited only through the paternal line. Sons receive their Y chromosome exclusively from their father.

Mitosis is the stage of the eukaryotic cell cycle during which a single cell divides to produce two genetically identical daughter cells, ensuring proper growth, tissue repair and renewal, and ...