Introduction : how to write history of biology -- The place of biology in the sciences and its conceptual structure -- The changing intellectual milieu of biology Diversity of life. Macrotaxonomy, the ...

Cancers are populations of cells that are heterogeneous across space and through time. This diversity is currently a major clinical issue, limiting the efficiency of most cancer treatments as there is ...

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 ...

A random mutation in a gene can alter its function and bring about a new characteristic that can pass down for many generations, but this may not be the only way that organisms can inherit a trait.

A major mouse study found that some inherited traits are passed down through epigenetic changes that break the classic rules of genetics. Researchers discovered hundreds of cases where these chemical ...

Bivalve mollusks display one of the most intriguing exceptions to strict maternal inheritance of mitochondria in the animal kingdom. In many bivalves, a system known as doubly uniparental inheritance ...