Question

the finge th r the hy e collected s are done. The kur w v illus molins otype are Procedure d. Normalmal karyotype with 46 chromosomes 1. On the next page is a set of chromosomes which are simulated to look like they were removed from an adult skin cell and photographed Your job is to cut each chromosome out and match the homologous pairs. On the blank page provided, paste the homologous pairs in order from #1-23. Then answer the questions down below 1. Is the karyotype from a male or a female? 2. Does this individual have any genetic disorders? If yes, which one? How can you tell?

Answer 1

Ans:

1. Clearly this karyotype is from a male as we can see a single metacentric X chromosome and a single acrocentric Y chromosome.

2. Yes this person has a genetic disorder. The person whose karyotype is given on right side is have a genetic disorder. From the karyotype we can clearly see an extra 21 chromosome which suggests a trisomy. So, the person has Down's syndrome.