What makes every person unique? Part of the answer is in our genes.

It is often difficult to advocate for the importance of gene inheritance and transmission. After all, why should anyone care about Mendelian genetics? Mendel did excellent work, but his research was ...

This is a video synopsis/summary of an Insights involving Michael D. Shapiro, DO, and Jaime Murillo, MD. Murillo delves into the genetic inheritance patterns of lipoprotein(a) (Lp[a]), stressing its ...

Cystic fibrosis represents one of the most common inherited genetic disorders affecting people of European descent, touching the lives of approximately 30,000 individuals in the United States alone.

The development of many psychiatric disorders, including depression, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, is known to be in ...

Several genes with varying inheritance patterns are involved in determining your blood type. The most significant gene is the ABO gene which determines your ABO blood type. Like many of your physical ...

Research on Tourette’s indicates that the condition is strongly influenced by inherited genetic factors, with environmental factors also contributing to its development. Tourette syndrome is a ...

A genetic deletion responsible for the rare “salmiak” pattern in cats has been identified, revealing new information about ...

The blueprint of who we are begins with the genes passed down from our parents. While these inherited traits give us our eye color and height, they can also contain instructions that increase our risk ...