Chromosomal architecture underpins the classification and evolutionary interpretation of plant diversity. Karyotype variation, encompassing changes in chromosome number, size and structure, arises ...

Developing elite fruit cultivars typically requires long breeding cycles, especially in perennial woody species. This study uncovers how sexual reproduction of a fertile triploid loquat generates a ...

Highly challenging to sequence and long overlooked, the human Y chromosome’s contributions to health and disease remain largely unknown. A new paper that presents, for the first time, the complete ...

New insights into the Y chromosome, including its role in disease, should flow from the complete DNA sequencing data now achieved by two international research teams. Although it is commonly reported ...

Chromosomes are thread-like structures located inside the nucleus of animal and plant cells. Each chromosome is made of protein and a single molecule of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). Passed from ...