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Researchers found, however, that part of the X chromosome preserved an especially clear record of the underlying relationships between bat groups.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

The authors reported negative results in most assays, including tests for mutations and chromosome damage.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026

Because the process cannot be reversed, a major chromosome detour can permanently influence where a lineage ends up in what researchers describe as "genome-architecture space."

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

Without their knowing, my grandparents, on their way to America, were each carrying a single mutated gene on the fifth chromosome.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

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

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

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

Ancestral chromosomes can combine, or they can separate.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026

And what of the many other pesticides that interfere with cell division, break chromosomes, cause mutations?

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson