chromosome
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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
These chromosome groups, known as subgenomes, continue to evolve and interact long after the original hybridization events.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 19, 2026
The new research suggests that targeting chromosome separation processes could help prevent abnormal cells from surviving and continuing to grow.
From Science Daily ● May 25, 2026
Genetic tests can show your risk of Alzheimer’s disease, while other tests measure your telomeres—that’s the tip of the chromosome, whose length indicates biological age.
From Barron's ● May 21, 2026
At this time the chromosomes do not split, but one whole chromosome of each pair goes into each daughter cell.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
In such a scheme, Neanderthal DNA can be transmitted widely through the ordinary chromosomes, while the Neanderthal X chromosome circulates less easily, since a father passes it on only to his daughters.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 7, 2026
Many characteristics go into determining someone’s sex: chromosomes, reproductive organs, hormonal balances, secondary sex characteristics like breast tissue and body-hair distribution.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
The condition “may involve chromosomes, hormones, reproductive organs or genitals.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 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
One, known only as Klinefelter’s syndrome, involves a duplication of one of the sex chromosomes.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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