In Mendelian inheritance patterns, you receive one version of a gene, called an allele, from each parent. These alleles can be dominant or recessive. Non-Mendelian genetics don’t completely follow ...

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 ...

Most mutations that cause disease by swapping one amino acid out for another do so by making the protein less stable, according to a major study of human protein variants that was published in Nature ...

Doctors can use a pedigree analysis chart to show how genetic disorders are inherited in a family. They can use this to work out the probability (chance) that someone in a family will inherit a ...

The blueprint of who we are begins with the genes passed down from our parents. While these inherited traits give us our eye color and height, they can also contain instructions that increase our risk ...

The systematic review provides compelling evidence that genetic factors play a significant role in the development of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in adults, suggesting that genetic ...

Mental illness is often described in abstract terms, but is rooted in the brain. A study reveals that genes influencing ...