The biological necessity of the Y chromosome is undergoing a fundamental reassessment as evidence confirms its disappearance ...

Medicinal alkaloids in lotus accumulate in highly specific organs, yet the molecular basis of this spatial pattern has remained unclear. A new study ...

Background Balanced translocation (BT) carriers have a high risk of recurrent miscarriage and abnormal offspring due to unbalanced gamete production. Clinical genetic testing often fails to detect BTs ...

Researchers Gregory Goldman, Gregory Fournier, and Betul Kacar have identified a rare class of ancient gene families, called ...

Cytochrome P450 enzymes, a widespread monooxygenase superfamily, are crucial for metabolic diversity and environmental adaptation. However, systematic analysis and comparison of the expansion of the ...

For quota_Anchor, collinear gene pairs are initially identified by a dynamic programming algorithm analogous to those implemented in DAGchainer and MCScanX. The algorithm then identifies the ...

When plants transitioned from aquatic to terrestrial environments, they faced severe challenges, including dehydration and increased ultraviolet radiation. To cope with these stresses, plants evolved ...

Gene duplication events in European eels have restored cell membrane permeability for urea and boric acid through mutated aquaporin genes. “The aromatic/arginine (ar/R) selectivity filter is a narrow ...

This work was supported by the Key Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) (Grant no. 32330085 to G.Y.), the Joint Funds of NSFC (Grant no. U21A20225 to G.Y.), National Key R&D ...

Data from a new study links a pair of duplicated genes to human brain features. The research provides a roadmap for scientists to gain a deeper understanding of brain function and evolution, as well ...