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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

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

From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 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

The protein does not operate exclusively at chromosome ends.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 2, 2026

The thread began on a day two hundred and fifty years ago, when the biology gods, for their own amusement, monkeyed with a gene on a baby’s fifth chromosome.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

A human, an octopus, and a coral may appear to have almost nothing in common, but their chromosomes still contain recognizable fragments inherited from an animal ancestor that lived more than 600 million years ago.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026

Chromosome-scale assemblies provide much more detail by arranging genes in their proper order across complete chromosomes.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026

Researchers have often assumed that differences between male and female immune systems are largely driven by the X and Y sex chromosomes.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026

Instead, most were located on autosomes, the non sex chromosomes shared by males and females.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026

The study of human chromosomes is in its infancy, and so it has only recently become possible to study the effect of environmental factors upon them.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson