The autosomal recessive cerebellar ataxias are a group of little known and often neglected diseases that are best understood by following a practical, multidisciplinary approach that focuses on ...

Any organism is a by-product of both its genetic makeup and the environment. To understand this in detail, we must first appreciate some basic genetic vocabulary and concepts. Here, we provide ...

Nearly everyone — with rare exceptions — is born with 23 pairs of chromosomes that were passed down from parents through combinations of their 46 chromosomes. X and Y, the two most popularly known ...

All other chromosomes = autosomes close autosomesChromosomes that control the characteristics of an organism but do not determine its sex. Recessive traits may skip generations and will affect both ...