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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

Down's syndrome is when you're born with an extra chromosome - and people with the condition are likely to have some level of learning disability.

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026

This is why the sex chromosomes, and the X chromosome in particular, can eliminate DNA from the other group more quickly.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 7, 2026

Working with mustard gas, they found that this chemical produces permanent chromosome abnormalities that cannot be distinguished from those induced by radiation.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

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

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

From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026

The results suggest that the repeated emergence of complex insect societies may depend more on biological traits specific to certain evolutionary groups than on the way chromosomes are inherited.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 15, 2026

Scientists have long known that TRF2 mainly operates at telomeres, the protective DNA caps located at the tips of chromosomes.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 2, 2026

Another path to cancer may be by way of the chromosomes.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson