This chromosome has likely been around for 480 million years, since before octopuses split apart from the nautilus on the evolutionary tree. That makes it one of the oldest known animal sex ...

How do scientists find their way around a chromosome? With chromosome maps called idiograms, researchers can pinpoint the locations of genes and locate abnormal gene forms. Aa Aa Aa Most ...

Scientists have discovered the oldest animal sex chromosome, and its age is truly staggering. Researchers have uncovered the octopus Z chromosome dating back around 380 million years and comes ...

A high-quality genome assembly of Silene latifolia was generated by researchers at CNRS/Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 and ...

At small scales, in which animals navigate around their home territory, they can use dead reckoning, landmarks, and cognitive maps to navigate. Dead reckoning involves estimating the distance and ...