Karyotyping Activity

Karyotyping Activity: http://www.biology.arizona.edu/human_bio/activities/karyotyping/karyotyping.html


Patient A: 


1) What notation would you use to characterize Patient A's karyotype?
47, XX/XY, +21


2) What diagnosis would you give Patient A?
Patient A has Down Syndrom. He has Trisomy 21, in other words, he has an extra chromosome 21.


Patient B:


1) What notation would you use to characterize Patient A's karyotype?
47, XXY


2) What diagnosis would you give Patient A?
Patient B has Klinefelter's Syndrome. He has one extra sex chromosome.


Patient C:


1) What notation would you use to characterize Patient A's karyotype?
47, XX/XY, +13


2) What diagnosis would you give Patient A?
Patient C has Trisomy 13 Syndrome. He has an extra chromosome 13.