"A central assumption in bacterial biology is that heritable physical ... there are characteristics transmitted from parents to offspring that are not encoded in DNA, but rather in the regulatory ...

Infections with parasites often entail no recognizable signs in many wildlife species, but can have still negative effects across generations. Infected animals often have a slightly reduced body size ...

Infections with parasites often entail no recognizable signs in many wildlife species, but can still have negative effects ...

Gut microbiome composition during pregnancy has long-term effects on offspring stem cell growth and development, researchers report December 11 in the journal Cell Stem Cell. Treating pregnant ...

By analyzing the flowerpot snake’s unique genome, scientists at The University of Texas at Arlington are uncovering how the tiny reptile repairs its DNA and prevents harmful mutations. The findings, ...

A species is a group of organisms that interbreed to produce fertile offspring. Selective breeding is when organisms are deliberately bred so their offspring have the desirable characteristics.

However, an allele that is hidden, or not expressed by an organism, can still be passed on to that organism's offspring and expressed in a later generation. The family tree in Figure 1 shows how ...

a professor of biology at UTA and a co-author on the paper along with researchers from China and Myanmar. “This mechanism allows the snake to produce offspring that are exact genetic clones of itself.

She has a master’s in biological sciences from Stanford University and a biology degree from Loyola University Chicago. View Full Profile. Learn about our Editorial Policies. A genetically edited bull ...