Genetic Theory
All contributors in Genetic Theory
This article series provides information of how mitotic and meiotic cell division differ and how these processes are integral to the human life cycle. more...
All feature articles in Genetic Theory
This article outlines and questions the comparative data used to study brain evolution in bats more...
Ethical Embryonic Stem (ES) Cells
By: Barry Starr
Scientists have created ES cells without destroying an embryo or cloning a patient. more...
By: Barry Starr
Genetic tests can be wrong if one of the tested people is a human chimera. more...
The Genetics of Breed Dog Size
By: Barry Starr
Dogs come in lots of shapes and sizes. Scientists have figured out that the IGF1 gene is one of the main reasons why. more...
By: Barry Starr
Recent work points to the OCA2 gene as the key gene in deciding between brown and other color eyes. The green eye gene has not yet been found. more...
The Genetics of Human Skin Color
By: Barry Starr
A genetic study in zebrafish helps to identify the gene responsible for Europeans' pale skin-the golden gene. more...
By: Barry Starr
Why did humans lose their hair over time? Human ancestors may have developed sexually before they developed physically and so ended up hairless. more...
All contributing articles in Genetic Theory