As a group, carriers of recessive disorders are slightly less healthy and have a reduced chance of having offspring. This disadvantage is greatest for carriers of a recessive gene for intellectual ...

Researchers assessed the role of recessive genetic variants in developmental disorders, suggesting reanalysis of genetic data could improve understanding and diagnosis of conditions for millions of ...

Netizens have recently flocked to the social media account of a Chinese couple in Jiangsu province who gave birth to a daughter who looks like a Caucasian with blonde hair and blue eyes.

Now, it’s open to almost everyone who can afford it. Companies will offer to test for hundreds of genes to help people make ...

Lactose intolerance is a common condition that often has a genetic component that can be inherited. Other cases may result from injuries, medications, or chronic medical conditions. Lactose ...

"I will go up to the six-fingered man and say, 'Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.'" - Inigo Montoya, "The Princess Bride" If the six-fingered man had survived his ...