Genes come in different varieties, called alleles. Somatic cells contain two alleles for every gene, with one allele provided by each parent of an organism. Often, it is impossible to determine ...

A new study has been published in Nature Communications, presenting the first comprehensive atlas of allele-specific DNA ...

An animal geneticist told Kansas cattle producers recently that a gene editing technique is a safe option for shortening the ...

"Many questions went through my head about what I had previously learned concerning genetics," breeder Albert Bos told ...

A comprehensive atlas maps DNA methylation across 39 human cell types, revealing a complex landscape of epigenetic regulation.

Each parent passes one allele (gene) for blood type to their child. A parent who has O blood can only pass an O allele. A and B alleles are “ co-dominant.” This means that a child who inherits ...

A gene known as HbS was the center of a medical and evolutionary detective story that began in the middle 1940s in Africa. Doctors noticed that patients who had sickle cell anemia, a serious ...

The height of pea plants is controlled by a single gene which has two alleles: tall and short. The tall allele is dominant and is shown as T. The small allele is recessive and is shown as t.

Researchers have developed a comprehensive atlas that maps DNA methylation—a critical chemical modification governing gene ...