Baldness is primarily influenced by genetics, with the AR gene on the X chromosome inherited from the mother playing a role ...

While we inherit genes from both parents, certain traits are more strongly influenced by paternal genetics. From the way you look to aspects of your health, your father’s DNA plays a major role in ...

The field of genetics was born with Gregor Mendel's work on inheritance of discrete traits in Pisum Sativum. While most of the characteristics that we inherit from our parents are encoded by multiple ...

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Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is an eye condition that can be genetic. In this way, people usually need to inherit two copies of a genetic variation that causes RP, one coming from each parent. RP may ...