chromosome

Under normal conditions, these cells divide to produce new cells with the same chromosome arrangement.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026

Abnormal chromosome numbers have long been linked to dangerous tumor behavior, but the new research indicates that cell size may offer additional clues about a cancer's potential to grow and spread.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026

Instead, chromosome changes tend to move along a restricted set of irreversible pathways that the researchers describe as "evolutionary highways."

From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026

The Year 8 student from Western Australia has Down Syndrome – a genetic condition caused by an extra copy of chromosome 21 which leads to physical and intellectual disabilities.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

Ojvind Winge, one of the early proponents of the theory of chromosome instability, felt that chromosome doublings were especially significant.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

For the past five years, Sweet and fellow graduate student Mat Bloomfield have worked with cell biologist Daniela Cimini to investigate cells carrying abnormal numbers of chromosomes, a common characteristic of cancer.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026

The result was a type of cell known as a tetraploid cell, which contains four complete sets of chromosomes rather than the usual two.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026

They can reveal which genes an animal possesses without showing exactly where those genes are positioned along its chromosomes.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026

It occurs when two chromosomes join, and their genes become intermixed.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026

Packets of information were themselves packaged—into chromosomes, and ultimately in cells.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee