• Thumbnail for Chromosome 8
    Chromosome 8 is one of the 23 pairs of chromosomes in humans. People normally have two copies of this chromosome. Chromosome 8 spans about 146 million...
    29 KB (1,896 words) - 23:26, 28 March 2024
  • Trisomy 8 causes Warkany syndrome 2, a human chromosomal disorder caused by having three copies (trisomy) of chromosome 8. It can appear with or without...
    6 KB (630 words) - 07:27, 15 April 2024
  • Thumbnail for Chromosome
    A chromosome is a package of DNA with part or all of the genetic material of an organism. In most chromosomes, the very long thin DNA fibers are coated...
    65 KB (6,602 words) - 10:25, 29 April 2024
  • Thumbnail for Chromosomal translocation
    In genetics, chromosome translocation is a phenomenon that results in unusual rearrangement of chromosomes. This includes balanced and unbalanced translocation...
    19 KB (1,523 words) - 17:33, 22 March 2024
  • A chromosomal abnormality, chromosomal anomaly, chromosomal aberration, chromosomal mutation, or chromosomal disorder is a missing, extra, or irregular...
    18 KB (1,966 words) - 10:36, 29 April 2024
  • Thumbnail for Derivative chromosome
    derivative chromosome (der) is a structurally rearranged chromosome generated either by a chromosome rearrangement involving two or more chromosomes or by...
    2 KB (237 words) - 05:45, 6 May 2023
  • Thumbnail for Y chromosome
    The Y chromosome is one of two sex chromosomes in therian mammals and other organisms. Along with the X chromosome, it is part of the XY sex-determination...
    81 KB (8,086 words) - 15:00, 30 April 2024
  • Thumbnail for Chromosome 1
    non-sex chromosomes. Chromosome 1 spans about 249 million nucleotide base pairs, which are the basic units of information for DNA. It represents about 8% of...
    46 KB (3,284 words) - 04:21, 11 April 2024
  • Thumbnail for Chromosome 2
    Chromosome 2 is one of the twenty-three pairs of chromosomes in humans. People normally have two copies of this chromosome. Chromosome 2 is the second-largest...
    40 KB (2,528 words) - 16:07, 12 March 2024
  • Thumbnail for Chromosome 21
    Chromosome 21 is one of the 23 pairs of chromosomes in humans. Chromosome 21 is both the smallest human autosome and chromosome, with 45 million base...
    33 KB (2,969 words) - 20:55, 20 April 2024