A type of zooplankton, Daphnia pulex (a.k.a. the water flea) is a microscopic crustacean whose unique reproduction habits ...

Researchers at the Wellcome Sanger Institute have identified over 3,000 genetic variants in the RAD51C gene that ...

Genetic variation within a population is measured according to the number of different alleles of all genes and the frequency with which they appear. Variation is high when there are many ...

New DNA analysis rules out the possibility that Kaspar Hauser was a “lost prince” kidnapped as a child nearly two centuries ...

The researchers discovered that certain variants, or alleles, of the SNPs under study act as "protective" factors against excessive alcohol drinking and alcohol use disorder. Interestingly, one of ...

Researchers have identified thousands of genetic variants in a gene that could raise an individual's risk of ovarian and ...

Polar bears are very closely related to brown bears, but have numerous key adaptations that help them survive in extreme ...

New research identifies specific genetic changes that can increase someone's risk of breast and ovarian cancers, to help ...

In his famous experiments on pea plants, Gregor Mendel rejected this hereditary mechanism in favor of particulate inheritance by demonstrating that alternative versions of genes (alleles ...

Research reveals the impact of environmental changes on genetic variation over time. In a new study, scientists from Arizona ...

Researchers from Bulgaria conduct an analysis of the potential for therapeutic vaccines in by comparing testing results for ...

This 'cancer protection' gene could actually raise your risk of breast and ovarian cancer—here’s what you need to know ...