Do you have your mom’s button nose? Did your dad pass on the curse of sneezing in bright sunlight? And where did your baby’s red, curly hair come from when there hasn’t been a redhead in your family ...

Most people know that inherited traits between generations is a genetic process, but a new study says other inheritable mechanisms may exist. Scientists at the University of Toronto studying the ...

Evolution describes changes in inherited traits of populations through successive generations. To fully understand the science of ecology, one must first be able to grasp evolutionary concepts. Aa Aa ...

Faces are not static. Baby faces are soft and rounded, built more for survival than resemblance. As children grow, bone structure stretches and settles. Jawlines sharpen. Chins lengthen. Noses gain ...

Did our AI summary help? One of the first questions that parents and relatives have when a baby is born: Who does the baby look like? Though the genetic endowments of both parents are similar, certain ...

Genetic correlation estimates typically assume that mating is random. But in the real world, partners tend to pair up because of many shared interests and social structures. Many estimates of how ...

The study of genetic variation and growth traits in tree species is crucial for understanding the mechanisms that underpin forest productivity, resilience and adaptation. Recent advances in molecular ...