GENETICS
Genetics is the study of genes, heredity, and how traits are passed from one generation to the next. RathBiotaClan covers the latest genetics research — from DNA discoveries and gene editing to genomics, inheritance, and the molecular basis of life.
The Secret Behind Eye Color Revealed
Brown is the color of eye prevalent worldwide by a huge margin. It is, in fact, green is considered to...
Haemophilia: Hereditary Bleeding Disorder
Haemophilia is a hereditary bleeding disorder that affects the normal process of blood coagulation. It is an X-linked and recessive...
RNA Interference and Its Role
RNA interference (RNAi) is a conserved process that regulates gene expression using small silencing RNAs acting in a sequence-specific manner....
Principles of transcriptional regulation In tryptophan operon
The tryptophan (trp) operon of Escherichia coli is a paradigm example of a repressed, negatively controlled operon. This operon involves...
Operon Model Notes
The classical operon model formulated by Jacob and Monod in 1961 provides a basic description of the gene regulation at...
Pleiotropy Central Genetic Concept
Pleiotropy is a central genetic concept referring to how a single gene can affect multiple phenotypic traits. The recognition of...
Lethal alleles: Notes
Some genes are necessary for the survival of an organism. Mutation in such a gene can lead to loss of...
Gregor Mendel’s Principles of Inheritance Notes
Gregor Johann Mendel, an Austrian monk (1822–1884), is recognized as the father of genetics. He laid the foundation for understanding...
Epistasis in Genetics: Types, Examples, and Effects on Inheritance Patterns
Epistasis is the type of gene interaction in which the effect of one gene becomes masked or modified by one...
Polygenic Inheritance: Traits, Nilsson-Ehle Experiment, and Additive Genetic Models
Polygenic inheritance refers to those traits that are controlled by more than one gene that are often at different loci...
POPULAR NEWS
Chewing gum releases thousands of microplastic particles directly into your mouth with every piece you chew
Microplastics are turning up in places researchers never expected: deep-sea sediments, Arctic ice, and human blood. Now, a UCLA pilot...
Yelling Isn’t Just Yelling: How a Hostile Home Rewires a Child’s Brain for Constant Alert
To a parent in the heat of the moment, a raised voice may feel like simple frustration. To a child...
Is Gen Z the First Generation Less Intelligent Than Their Parents?
Gen Z intelligence decline is emerging as a serious concern among neuroscientists and education researchers. For over a century, each...
Whole Brain Emulation Achieved: Scientists Run a Fruit Fly Brain in Simulation
Scientists have copied an entire biological brain neuron by neuron and synapse by synapse and made it control a simulated...
Global Sperm Counts Have Dropped 50% in 50 Years Now 128 Men Are Racing Their Way to a $100,000 Prize to Prove the Point
A group of technology entrepreneurs is staging a competitive event in San Francisco in which semen samples from 128 men...
EDITOR CHOICE‘S
Volcanic Eruptions Can Destroy Their Own Methane — Tonga’s Plume Shows How
A study published in Nature Communications analyzed the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano eruption's impact on methane in the atmosphere. It...
For Future Space Missions, Molecular Ecology Finally Offers a Clear Biosignature Target
When the next generation of probes scoops up dust from the icy shell of Europa or the surface of Mars,...
Scientists Say Babies May Learn to Yawn Before Birth
Mothers can spread yawns to their yet-to-be-born offspring during pregnancy, researchers report May 5 in Current Biology the first empirical evidence...
Cycling Linked to Lower Dementia Risk in Study of Nearly 480,000 Adults
Dementia affects tens of millions of people worldwide, and projections suggest that number could nearly triple by 2050. Physical activity...
