In the future, scientists could use meiotic drive to pass along specific chromosomes in animal experiments or in efforts to manage wild populations of animals. (healthtalk.unchealthcare.org)
Until now, one of the only ways of screening eggs or embryos for aneuploidy was to use a technique called fluorescence in - situ hybridisation (FISH), in which specific chromosomes are stained with small pieces of fluorescent DNA to... (newscientist.com)
Reviewing thousands of genome wide associate studies (GWAS) to identify genetic variants in single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), investigators at Dartmouth's Norris Cotton Cancer Center found that some alleles (one of a pair of genes located on a specific chromosome) are more frequently risk - associated with disease than protective. (sciencedaily.com)