Epigenetic changes can be inherited without changing DNA in animals

Typically, the information encoded in DNA allows organisms to develop, function, and pass traits across generations. Yet DNA ...
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Scientists uncover DNA’s hidden geometric memory code

Unveiling a new chapter in the understanding of human genetics, scientists have discovered a hidden geometric code within our DNA. This code, embedded in the three-dimensional structure of DNA, goes ...

Scientists find hundreds of inherited DNA patterns that defy classic Mendelian genetics

For more than a century, heredity has been framed through the tidy logic of Mendel’s pea plants: traits pass from parent to ...

Researchers try to cut the genetic code from 20 to 19 amino acids

Most hypotheses suggest that earlier forms of life had partial genetic codes and used fewer than 20 amino acids. To test ...
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Study suggests genetic mutation in some Ashkenazi Jewish men may be linked to higher prostate cancer risk

Identifying and classifying gene mutations—which are the permanent changes in a person's DNA genetic code—are critical in better understanding, and with research, eventually treating or preventing, ...
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What is DNA, and why it’s a key to understanding life, health, and disease: UAB experts explain how our DNA shapes who we are

DNA is often called the blueprint of life, but what does that really mean? Elizabeth Worthey, Ph.D., associate professor, Department of Genetics in the Heersink School of Medicine, explains everything ...