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What are chromosome bands? Pet peeve included

15/11/2010 5 Comments

What are chromosome bands? Pet peeve included

Humans have 23 pairs of chromosomes and having too much or too little chromosomes or sections of chromosome can lead to disease. As mentioned in the introduction to karyotypes, size is one way to distinguish chromosomes but chromosome bands also help label the chromosomes. One pet peeve is the way that non-experts say the location […]

Filed Under: chromosomes, MedGen Intro Tagged With: chromosomes, intro, karyotype

Human Chromosomes and Karyotype

08/11/2010 7 Comments

Human Chromosomes and Karyotype

We will start talking about human genetics at the point of chromosomes.We need to know the basics of chromosome organization and identification to understand the mechanisms and tests for common chromosome disorders.

Filed Under: chromosomes, MedGen Intro Tagged With: chromosomes, intro, karyotype

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