In most mammals, females have two X chromosomes and males have one X and one Y chromosome in each of their cells. To avoid a double dose of X-linked genes in females, one of the Xs is silenced early ...

Researchers from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) say they have now found that when the brain cells of female mice express only a maternal X chromosome, the animals’ memory and ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. In a new study, scientists probed the ways in which the X chromosome may change with age and ...

A new study published in Nature Genetics by the Lymphoid Development Group at the MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences has reveals that the contribution of cells expressing maternal or paternal X ...

Washington, DC – Researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) have determined that something in female sex chromosomes appears to trigger a rise in blood pressure after the onset of ...

Eighty percent of patients with autoimmune diseases are female. These diseases are one of the top 10 leading causes of death for women under 65, and cases are increasing annually worldwide. There is ...

Doctors in Brazil discover and confirm that a woman has blood with male chromosomes, a rare case of human chimerism.

Researchers at the University of Rochester believe they have just confirmed a controversial theory of evolution. The X chromosome is a strikingly powerful force in the origin of new species.

In a surprise, work in mice has found that the dormant X chromosome in females can reawaken late in life and turn on genes that keep the brain healthy. UCSF researchers may have discovered how the ...

Dr. Nettie Stevens broke down barriers for women and opened up doors of knowledge for all humankind. She decoded the science between the two genders. A pioneering cytogeneticist and researcher at Bryn ...