Genes are segments of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) that are located inside every human cell. The DNA inside each cell is tightly coiled in structures called chromosomes. Each chromosome contains a ...
In an article published in the Oct. 15 issue of Science, ecology and evolutionary biology professor Leonid Kruglyak ’87 and his collaborators — Sonja Skrovanek, a former researcher at the University’s ...
A new study by researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison provides the first empirical evidence connecting the chromosomal location of genes to natural selection, indicating the arrangement of ...
The Y chromosome is inherited only through the paternal line. Sons receive their Y chromosome exclusively from their father.