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Introduction

Summary

A karyotype provides meaningful information regarding the overall chromosome makeup of the cell. Translocations, deletions, inversions are some chromosome structural abnormalities that can be analysed along with chromosome numerical abnormalities. A try-it-yourself activity will teach you how chromosomes should be arranged in order to further study these abnormalities.

Goals

• To know and identify the main chromosome abnormalities.
• To understand the origin of abnormalities affecting chromosome number.
• To arrange randomly displayed chromosomes in order to complete a karyotype.

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Tags

Homologous-chromosome Sister-chromatids Chromosome-abnormality Numerical-abnormality structural-abnormality Trisomy Monosomy Karyotype Nondisjunction Meiosis Translocation Inversion Deletion