Bargibant’s pygmy seahorses look almost exactly like the gorgonian corals they live in, thanks in part to their unusually ...

Genetic architecture describes the characteristics of genetic variation that are responsible for heritable phenotypic variability. It depends on the number of genetic variants affecting a trait ...

For years, researchers thought characteristics like weight and education had shared genetic roots. The real answer might lie in how people choose to pair up.

Horses have played a critical role in shaping human society, but scientists are still piecing together the story of their ...

Transplanting hematopoietic stem cells from healthy individuals is one of the possible treatments for blood cancers. In ...

Genes born “from scratch,” known as de novo genes, can transform previously noncoding DNA into functional units that drive ...

In a paper published on aBIOTECH, the authors integrated multi-trait GWAS (MTAG) and genetic network analysis to decode the genetic architecture of 18 agronomic traits across 2,448 maize inbred lines.

Scientists at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have developed a powerful method for characterizing patterns of genetic contributions to different traits such as height, BMI, and ...

Risk factors for developing breast cancer include being female, increasing age, being overweight, alcohol consumption and ...

Soybeans (Glycine max) are a vital global source of plant protein and oil, used in food, feed, and industry. Increasing ...