The first large-scale, high-resolution study of human genetic recombination has found remarkably high levels of individual variation in genetic exchange, the process by which parents pass on a ...

A thorough analysis of genetic variation in natural populations is crucial to identify the variants that affect phenotypes, and to determine the evolutionary forces underlying such diversity. Clark, ...

THERE are millions of genetic variations between humans, and at the moment we don’t have a clue what differences, if any, most of these variations make to our brains and bodies. But the immense task ...

Biologists have discovered that different versions of a single gene, called NDP (Norrie Disease Protein), have unexpected links between color patterns in pigeons, and vision defects in humans. These ...