What makes every person unique? Part of the answer is in our genes. A gene is a basic unit of heredity, the means by which traits get passed from one generation to the next, and genetics is the study ...

Mendel’s monastery garden experiments went largely unnoticed during his life, but their implications would ripple through ...

Most people know that inherited traits between generations is a genetic process, but a new study says other inheritable mechanisms may exist. Scientists at the University of Toronto studying the ...

Children often resemble their fathers more as they grow. Facial structure, hair patterns, and body build develop over years. Paternal genetics influences these changes. Health tendencies and emotional ...

The human genome may have been sequenced, but we are still learning about how it works. One of the features of the genome scientists are still deciphering is epigenetics, which refers to the various ...

Rare genetic traits are features that are uncommon within the general population. They can lead to different observable features or to rare physical abilities. Rare genetic traits are typically ...

In the first study of its kind, a team of international scientists led by UT Southwestern Medical Center and UCLA researchers have identified a dozen inherited traits related to sleep, wake, and ...

A genetic study shows how human breeding choices influence ear length in dogs and why those traits persist across breeds.

A Mendelian Genetics Game, published by Genius Games. In Genotype, you play as assistants, competing to collect experimental ...