What makes every person unique? Part of the answer is in our genes. A gene is a basic unit of heredity, the means by which traits get passed from one generation to the next, and genetics is the study ...

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 ...

A new study suggests that inherited traits explain a small but measurable share of why some people relocate far from where ...

Companies now offer polygenic embryo selection to prospective parents undergoing IVF. But the technology is dangerously underregulated.

Rapidly testing hundreds of thousands of DNA sequences, scientists identified specific genetic variations contributing to blood pressure, cholesterol, and blood sugar.

A Spokane genetic diagnostic company has launched 46 new disease and trait tests for canines. Paw Print Genetics, a division of Genetic Veterinary Sciences Inc., developed the 44 canine inherited ...

Hair genetics can come from either parent, and multiple genes can determine hair traits, such as color, texture, and growth. Genes can also affect hair loss. Although it can run in families, this is ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American I got guest lecture for a professor at my new ...

An individual’s genetics and their environment both shape their personality. However, opinions differ on the degree to which each of these factors influences personality, and how they contribute to ...