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Karyotypes By Dr. Cao
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Karyotypes These are pictures of chromosomes that tell us the number, size, and shape of chromosomes in an organism They help us determine: Gender Health status Healthy female karyotype
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Down’s Syndrome Trisomy 21 Symptoms: -delays in physical growth -mild to moderate intellectual Disability -characteristic facial features Summary: Extra chromosome @ Chromosome 21
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Klinefelter’s Syndrome Males with an extra X chromosome Affected individuals do not produce as much testosterone as usual Summary: Extra X chromosome @ chromsome # 23
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Turner’s Syndrome Females who are partly or completely missing an X chromosome Typically unable to reproduce May have heart defects and diabetes Summary: Typically only 1 X chromosome @ chromosome #23
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