Melon (Cucumis melo) represents a model crop for exploring genetic diversity and trait mapping owing to its long history of domestication and worldwide cultivation. Recent advances have elucidated its ...

The role of genetic counselors has greatly expanded from its clinical origins in the 1960’s. In the 50-plus years genetic counseling has existed, the technology has never been more advanced. UAB ...

In Mendelian inheritance patterns, you receive one version of a gene, called an allele, from each parent. These alleles can be dominant or recessive. Non-Mendelian genetics don’t completely follow ...

The genetic underpinnings of pigmentation and colour patterning in fish encompass a complex interplay of gene regulation, cell fate determination and evolutionary innovation. Neural crest cells, which ...

Genetics One genetic analysis, published in 2013, shows the “Pryor herd clearly has ancestry from a mix of breeds but shows strong evidence of old Spanish ancestry.” Yet the most recent research, ...