At several archaeological sites in southern Africa, hundreds of highly unusual fragments of ostrich eggs have been found.

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Banana production worldwide is threatened by narrow genetic diversity, pests, diseases, and climate pressures. Addressing these challenges requires new cultivars with higher yield, improved fruit ...

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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 ...

Scientists have uncovered over 60 hidden genetic regions in bananas that could revolutionize crop breeding and improve resilience in this essential fruit. Credit: Shutterstock A new genome mapping ...

Evolution by natural selection is a deceptively simple process: In a given environment, some trait values make survival and reproduction more likely, and if trait differences are in part inherited ...

This course covers the basic principles of genetics. Topics include Mendelian inheritance, gene mapping, molecular genetics, regulation of gene expression, population genetics, quantitative genetics, ...