( NewsNation) — Two studies reportedly have solved the genetic mystery behind orange-colored domestic cats. Two independent ...

1 Section on Endocrinology and Genetics, Developmental Endocrinology Branch, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA 2 Surgical ...

Two new studies found that a small, missing piece of DNA located next to a specific protein resulted in orange fur coloration ...

About 3.7 billion years ago, a string of naturally occurring amino—the same kind that astronomers have found in meteorites ...

Scientists at the Institute of Cancer Research in London and Linköping University in Sweden have discovered how cells prevent ...

A chromosome glitch in beetleweed reveals how genome doubling can drive rapid plant evolution and create new species in real ...

The case of a young man with del(2) (p11.2p13) is reported. Accounts of previous cases of deletion of the short arm of chromosome 2 are reviewed. Common features include mental retardation, ...

The enigmatic Y chromosome has a tendency to disappear from cells with age. Now, research is revealing the long-term impacts ...

What makes orange cats orange? For over 60 years, scientists have been searching for the answer. Researchers from Japan have ...

By analyzing ancient and modern DNA, scientists are uncovering the genetic origins of the Greek people, shaped over millennia ...

The lost link in a gene called ARHGAP36 makes it so that the cells in orange felines produce lighter colors for their skin, eyes, and fur tone. In ginger cats’ melanocytes, the cells responsible for ...