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 ...

The blueprint of who we are begins with the genes passed down from our parents. While these inherited traits give us our eye color and height, they can also contain instructions that increase our risk ...

How much of our lifespan is written in our genes, and how much is sitting on our plates? A new analysis suggests that while ...

Medically reviewed by Kiarra King, MD Endometriosis can run in families, but it is not inherited from a single gene. Having a close relative with endometriosis increases your risk of developing the ...