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Karyotyping Flashcards

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What is Karyotype?

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An image that shows individual’s complete set of chromosomes

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Chromosomes are arranged from 1-23 according to….

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size, shape, banding pattern, and location of centromere

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Chromosomes 1-22 are…

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Autosomal chromosomes

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Chromosomes 23 are..

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Sex chromosome

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Karyotypes arrange chromosomes by their…

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Size, (largest to smallest) then sex chromosomes at end

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Why are Karyotypes Important?

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Allow doctors to determine structural problems/ abnormalities in chromosomes

Used to determine genetic disorders by observing duplications, deletions, inversions, translocations, nondisjunctions etc.

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What is triple X syndrome?

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This is caused by nondisjunction. Females may have behavioural/ intellectual disabilities

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Images of individual’s chromosomes are observed during…

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Mitotic phase

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