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.

For more than a century, Mendelian genetics has shaped how we think about inheritance: one gene, one trait. It is a model that still echoes through textbooks—and one that is increasingly reaching its ...

Study results regarding the clinical spectrum and inheritance pattern of GDF2 pathogenic variants suggest incomplete penetrance and/or variability of expressivity with a semi-dominant pattern of ...

Evidence has been building in recent years that our diet, our habits or traumatic experiences can have consequences for the health of our children -- and even our grandchildren. The explanation that ...

The Y chromosome is inherited only through the paternal line. Sons receive their Y chromosome exclusively from their father.

Jaime Murillo, MD, explores genetic inheritance patterns of Lp(a) from childhood to adulthood, highlighting stability, factors affecting measurement, and awareness challenges among those in the health ...

These activities introduce ideas about heredity, observing the differences and similarities in a population, and modeling how inheritance works. Campers can think about organisms as systems in which ...

How much of our lifespan is written in our genes, and how much is sitting on our plates? A new analysis suggests that while ...

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 ...

The systematic review provides compelling evidence that genetic factors play a significant role in the development of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in adults, suggesting that genetic ...