Evolutionary genetics is the study of how genetic variation leads to evolutionary change. It includes topics such as the evolution of genome structure, the genetic basis of speciation and adaptation, ...

Researchers at the University of Maine are theorizing that human beings may be in the midst of a major evolutionary shift—driven not by genes, but by culture. Subscribe to our newsletter for the ...

The white-tipped feathers found in many chicken breeds may look like variations of the same decorative pattern, but new ...

Some colorful lizards and a mathematical formula from the finance sector have been used to build a new framework to model evolution. Developed by Dr. Simone Blomberg from The University of ...

A massive multiomics study of Atlantic salmon and rainbow trout shows that developmental constraints, particularly at the ...

When we think about genetic inheritance, we usually leap to DNA, the four-letter code containing the instructions for building a living organism. Scientists know that DNA encodes everything from hair ...

A group of Chinese scientists has uncovered the mystery behind how an ancient gene regulates the development of brain folds, ...

Before 2026, no documentation existed of a human gene that was both mobile and required for bodily functions. However, ...

Scientists accidentally discovered a microscopic organism with a genetic code that breaks a rule researchers thought was ...

Today, researchers from leading institutions, including the University of Manitoba, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Polar Bears International, the Norwegian Polar Institute, and San Diego Zoo ...

A 150-mark GCSE Biology Inheritance, Variation and Evolution question bank with six structured sections, genetics calculations, Punnett squares, Higher Tier content and a complete mark scheme.

Salicornia is a halophytic flowering plants in the family Amaranthaceae. Here, the authors report chromosome-scale genome assemblies for six Salicornia species and reveal subgenome diversity, species ...