Scientists have long known that the DNA code in genes is not the only way to pass genetic traits from parents to offspring.

Researchers have identified a portion of the human genome known as PTCHD1-AS on the X chromosome that does not code for ...

Scientists analyzing the genomes of thousands of people across Japan discovered evidence for a previously overlooked third ...

A new @HopkinsMedicine study of mice reveals that epigenetic marks can be inherited in ways that break the century-long ...

A routine experiment with a new single-cell DNA sequencing method turned into a surprising scientific twist when researchers ...

Knowing how human DNA changes over generations is essential to estimating genetic disease risks and understanding how we evolved. But some of the most changeable regions of our DNA have been ...

When we think about genetic inheritance, we usually leap to DNA, the four-letter code containing the instructions for ...

DNA methylation is a highly studied epigenetic modification that is involved in regulating genome function and plays fundamental roles in development and disease. 1 It is linked to a broad range of ...