X-chromosome inactivation varies across different areas of brains. Here, fluorescent imaging data from a mouse reveal where the father’s X chromosome is most active (white) and least active (blue). A ...

In female mammals, one of the two X chromosomes is usually inactive and forms the so-called Barr body. The image shows a cell nucleus with the Barr body marked in green. Unlike men, who carry one X ...

Researchers at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) have identified a mechanism that protects the female brain from genetic diseases. Although one of the two X chromosomes is ...

The cells of female mammals randomly inactivate one X chromosome to keep gene dosage the same as in males. Does it matter which X becomes inactive? Surprisingly, it does, according to new research ...

A microscopic image of neurons expressing the mother’s X chromosomes in green, and the father’s X chromosomes in red. Credit: Arturo Moreno. Women are born with two X chromosomes and inherit one from ...

"Every single cell can have a different chromosome structure," Cheng, a Curators' Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, said. "Our tool helps scientists study those ...

Researchers at Rice University are making strides in understanding how chromosome structures change throughout the cell's life cycle. Their study on motorized processes that actively influence the ...