The octopus just revealed another one of its secrets: what determines its sex. University of Oregon researchers have ...

Scientists published a full genetic sequence of the genes that make some white campions male, and hope their work could ...

UCSF researchers found that brain cells age more quickly when they rely solely on the X chromosome inherited from a female's ...

Researchers from the University of Oregon have solved a longstanding biological mystery: octopuses utilize a specific ...

Cephalopods may have the oldest sex chromosomes of any animal, according to a new discovery in the octopus genome. That's a ...

The research suggest octopus and other cephalopods, like squid and cuttlefish, all rely on the ancient chromosome to ...

People with shorter telomeres, the protective caps at the end of chromosomes, inside their white blood cells may be more ...

In a nutshell Female cells randomly use either the maternal or paternal X chromosome—this study shows that relying more ...

Discover how researchers identified an octopus' ancient sex chromosomes and why their genetic history is such a mystery.

Scientists have made an exciting discovery about octopuses: they have one of the oldest known sex chromosomes in the animal ...

The epigenetic state of chromatin, gene activity, and chromosomal positions are interrelated. A research team from the IPK ...

Researchers have identified a sex chromosome in the California two-spot octopus. This chromosome has likely been around for 480 million years, since before octopuses split apart from the nautilus on ...