The answer to that question is no, but many organisms do indeed show inheritance patterns similar to the seminal ones described by Mendel in the pea. In fact, the three principles of inheritance ...

Mitochondria also contain DNA, and they show similar patterns of uniparental and biparental inheritance. In fact, because most animals lack chloroplasts, the main form of cytoplasmic inheritance ...

Doctors can use a pedigree analysis chart to show how genetic disorders are inherited in a family. They can use this to work out the probability (chance) that someone in a family will inherit a ...

Researchers have developed a comprehensive atlas that maps DNA methylation—a critical chemical modification governing gene activity—across 39 human cell types, revealing a complex landscape of ...

Although schwannomatosis is a genetic condition, the inheritance patterns for this disorder are complex and much less clear than for both NF1 and NF2. Some cases of schwannomatosis are familial, with ...

A comprehensive atlas maps DNA methylation across 39 human cell types, revealing a complex landscape of epigenetic regulation.