The Y Chromosome: Why Some Scientists Think It Might Go Extinct
Over millions of years, the human Y chromosome, which decides if you’re male, has been losing stuff. It’s often called...
March 20, 2025
GENETICS
Genetic Recombination in Bacteria
Genetic recombination in bacteria became possible with the development of techniques that allowed the detection and investigation of bacterial mutations....
March 15, 2025
Maternal X Chromosome Speeds Up Brain Aging, Impacting Memory and Cognition
Scientists have discovered that the maternal X chromosome may accelerate cognitive decline by silencing key genes in the brain. This...
February 11, 2025
The Evolution of Genetic Mapping
Linkage has a long history, making it challenging to predict its future. Meiotic recombination of SNPs in small candidate regions...
January 31, 2025
Congenital Insensitivity To Pain Life Expectancy
Congenital Insensitivity to Pain (CIP) is a rare genetic disorder in which an individual does not feel physical pain. In...
December 18, 2024
Micrornas: Key Regulators of Gene Expression
In 1993, the gene lin-4 in C. elegans embryos was discovered to play a crucial role in larval development. Victor...
November 17, 2024
McClintock and the Ac/Ds Transposable Elements | NOTES
Barbara McClintock’s groundbreaking work in maize led to the discovery of controlling elements, now known as transposable elements. These genetic...
October 30, 2024
How Ribosome Structure Influences Protein Folding
Protein folding is essential to understanding how proteins achieve their functional structures. The core idea, known as the central dogma...
October 16, 2024
RNA Splicing Mechanism Notes
RNA splicing is one of the major mechanisms for RNA processing, which involves getting the precursor messenger RNA-pre-mRNA-to its mature...
October 9, 2024
Alternative Splicing In RNA- NOTES
During RNA splicing, the introns are precisely excised, and the exons are ligated together. The majority of nuclear pre-mRNAs are...
October 7, 2024
