“Autosomes are the 22 pairs of human chromosomes other than the sex chromosomes.” All the DNA or genetic material of a cell is located on chromosomes which is the highest …
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“Y chromosome is the shortest acrocentric human chromosome present only in males and has only some important genes for maleness.” To understand the Y chromosome and its function precisely we …
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“Prokaryotic chromosomes are circular or linear in shape, contain less repetitive DNA and have only a few genes.” Life on earth is a mysterious thing, how life was evolved was …
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“The larger deletion on chromosomes that can be detected by the karyotyping technique is known as the deletion syndrome or chromosomal deletion syndrome.” We know chromosomes, right! We have articles …
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“A chromosome is the most condensed form that appears during the metaphase while the chromatid is less condensed than chromosomes and appears once during the interphase.” A complex and coiled …
“Trisomy 21 also known as the Down syndrome is a type of chromosomal aberration occurs due to the extra copy of chromosome 21 or its part.” In 1866, John Langdon …
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