(a)++Chromosomes

(a) Chromosomes (Q 1-3) (1) Copy the diagram (& labels) near the top of page 189 ( Section 11.1 ).

(2) Find and insert at least one image (or YouTube (or other) video) to show the structure a chromosomes.

(3) What is a karyotype? Show one and explain how we use it for humans

A karyotype is a picture of a person's chromosome. The chromosomes are isolated, strained, and examined under a microscope in order to obtain this picture. This is done most often with white blood cells. A picture of chromosomes is taken through a microscope where the chromosomes is cut up and rearranged by the chromosomes size. The chromosomes are lined up from largest to smallest. There are 44 autosomes and 2 sex chromosomes in the human genome