Comparison of primary DNA sequences between closely related organisms is a powerful tool for identifying important, conserved genetic sequences, and the function of unknown sequences may be inferred ...

UNSW Sydney researchers have made new discoveries of fundamental differences in biological processes between males and females—by interrogating the unique and diverse sex chromosome systems of the ...

B chromosomes are dispensable genomic elements found alongside the standard complement in a wide range of plants, animals and fungi. These supernumerary chromosomes exhibit extensive variation in ...