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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

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

From then on, the question is no longer simply which chromosome survived, but in what kind of society these transmissions took place.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 7, 2026

Let us return to linkage: Morgan’s experiments had established that genes that were physically linked to each other on the same chromosome were inherited together.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

During this evolutionary upheaval, large sections of genetic material were rearranged, bringing regions of chromosomes that had previously been separated into close proximity.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

Telomeres are protective structures located at the ends of chromosomes.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026

Ancestral chromosomes can combine, or they can separate.

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

But chromosomes clumped together, making it impossible to get an accurate count.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot