Chromosome

Introduction: Chromosome

Humans have 2 pairs of 23 different chromosomes, totalling 46 chromosomes. Humans have 2 sex determining chromosomes: the X chromosome and Y chromosome. Men are XY and women are XX.

Descriptions of Chromosome

Chromosome: Part of a cell that contains genetic information. Except for sperm and eggs, all human cells contain 46 chromosomes.
Source: National Institute of Health

Chromosome : in a prokaryotic cell or in the nucleus of a eukaryotic cell, a structure containing DNA which carries the genetic information essential to the cell; the bacterial chromosome is a closed circle of double stranded DNA associated with the cell membrane; nuclear chromosomes are associated with RNA, histones and non histone proteins; the normal number of chromosomes in human somatic cells is 46.
Source: CRISP

Summary Information: Chromosome

Chromosome: Large sequence of DNA with many genes.

Condition count: 17 ; see list below.

Main condition: Chromosome conditions

Organs: list of all organs

Chromosome: Related Topics

• Chromosome disease
• Chromosome disorder

Diseases List for Chromosome:

The following list of medical conditions have 'Chromosome' or similar listed as an affected body part in our database:

A

• Autosomal chromosome conditions ... chromosome

C

• Chromosome conditions ... chromosomes
• Chromosome deletion syndromes ... chromosomes
• Cri-du-chat syndrome ... chromosomes

D

• Down Syndrome ... chromosomes

E

• Edwards Syndrome ... chromosomes

G

• Genetic Disease ... chromosomes
• Germinal mosaicism ... chromosomes

J

• Jacobs syndrome ... chromosome

K

• Klinefelter syndrome ... chromosome

P

• Patau syndrome ... chromosomes

S

• Sex chromosome conditions ... chromosome

T

• Translocation Chromosome Disorders ... chromosomes
• Triple-X syndrome ... chromosome
• Trisomy 22 ... chromosomes
• Trisomy conditions ... chromosomes
• Turner Syndrome ... chromosome

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