Researchers Fuse Mouse Chromosomes in Scientific First
Researchers Fuse Mouse Chromosomes in Scientific First
The findings will likely help elucidate the effects of chromosome fusions, which can cause disease but have also contributed to evolution.
The findings will likely help elucidate the effects of chromosome fusions, which can cause disease but have also contributed to evolution.
chromosome structure
Reshuffled Genomes May Explain Cephalopods’ Smarts
Sophie Fessl, PhD | May 13, 2022 | 4 min read
In two related studies, researchers describe huge chromosomal rearrangements and about 500 novel gene clusters in the octopus, squid, and cuttlefish genomes, which they say could help explain how they evolved their extraordinary brains.
Optical Genome Mapping Works Well in Detecting Cancer Risk
Marcus A. Banks | Jul 22, 2021 | 3 min read
The relatively new technique for visually detecting chromosomal variants associated with disease risk performs at least as well as more established techniques in two recent studies.
Dinoflagellate Genome Structure Unlike Any Other Known
Amanda Heidt | May 10, 2021 | 5 min read
The transcription of DNA drives the remarkably tidy organization of chromosomes in the dinoflagellate Symbiodinium microadriaticum.
Streamlined Artificial Chromosome Creation
Ruth Williams | Nov 1, 2019 | 3 min read
Recruiting an epigenetic instigator of centromere formation into large segments of cloned DNA facilitates their transformation into artificial chromosomes.
Researchers Fuse Chromosomes to Create New Yeast Strains
Diana Kwon | Aug 1, 2018 | 4 min read
Saccharomyces cerevisiae showed only minor alterations in growth and gene expression when its 16 chromosomes were combined.
Nuclear Cartography
Jeffrey M. Perkel | Oct 1, 2014 | 8 min read
Techniques for mapping chromosome conformation