Researchers pinpoint the genes responsible for the final three pea traits studied by the famed citizen scientist.

First cousins Angie Peang and Michael Lee were disowned and branded "disgusting" by family members after beginning a romantic ...

Indeed, a major challenge is that variants do not act in isolation but rather in the framework of highly complex biological networks, such as the human metabolic network, which can amplify or buffer ...

Through clear explanations and illustrative examples, the film details how traits are passed from parents to offspring, outlining key concepts such as dominant and recessive traits and the ...

Since these alleles have been around for more than 5000 years, they may in fact have some evolutionary advantage. “Common [gene] variants have subtle roles across the genome, affecting multiple ...

Recessive spastic ataxia of Charlevoix-Saguenay is one of the most common recessive genetic disorders in some regions of Québec: Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean; Charlevoix; Haute-Côte-Nord. Recessive spastic ...

To find out more, go to the page Carrier screening for autosomal recessive hereditary diseases in people from the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, Charlevoix and Haute-Côte-Nord regions.

Autosomal recessive primary microcephaly (MCPH) is the prototype of isolated primary (congenital) microcephaly, affecting predominantly the cerebral cortex. For MCPH, an accelerating number of mutated ...

There is increased incidence of rare recessive disorders in Amish populations, caused by founder effects. The majority of affected individuals are homozygous for their respective pathogenic variant, ...