It is often difficult to advocate for the importance of gene inheritance and transmission. After all, why should anyone care about Mendelian genetics? Mendel did excellent work, but his research was ...

Spina bifida, a birth defect that involves the incomplete development of the spinal cord, will be the topic of discussion in a public forum Wednesday, July 14, at The Health Museum of Houston. The ...

Inheritance is one of those topics that can turn even the closest families upside down. Money tied to loss carries more than just numbers — it carries memories, expectations, and, sometimes, hidden ...

Parents are choosing not to tell their children about their inheritance plans, leaving them at risk of being slapped with ...

In Mendelian inheritance patterns, you receive one version of a gene, called an allele, from each parent. These alleles can be dominant or recessive. Non-Mendelian genetics don’t completely follow ...

Q: How do genetics affect a person’s risk of getting breast cancer? A: Genetics can help diagnose breast cancer. In fact, some mutations elevate the risk of developing breast cancer to almost 100%.

If a husband or wife passes away, many would presume that the wealth would go to the other spouse. For example, if a husband passes away, you would think that the wife gets the assets that he’s left ...

Myriad Genetics, Inc. is an American molecular diagnostic company based in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. Myriad employs a number of proprietary technologies that permit doctors and patients to ...

October 23 will be a big day for fans of Christopher Paolini’s Inheritance cycle. That’s the pub date for a quartet of new releases from Knopf, including an enhanced e-book featuring 17 ...