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Human Karyotype Lab

Postgraduate cytogenetics

Read the genome at chromosome scale.

A hands-on bench for arranging karyotypes, recognising banding landmarks and writing ISCN — built on schematic ideograms with chromosome-specific length, centromere position and approximate G-bands.

Start the labReview concepts
Chromosome 1, metacentric
1
Chromosome 4, submetacentric
4
Chromosome 9, submetacentric
9
Chromosome 13, acrocentric
13
Chromosome 16, submetacentric
16
Chromosome 21, acrocentric
21
Chromosome X, submetacentric
X
Chromosome Y, acrocentric
Y

Karyotype Lab

Shuffle 46 chromosomes and pair homologs by drag-and-drop or tap.

Reference boards

Normal 46,XX and 46,XY ideogram karyotypes by group.

Comparison cases

Numerical vs structural: +21, 45,X, XXY, del, dup, inv, t.

Concepts

Centromere, telomere, p/q arms, homologs, groups A–G, ISCN.

Quiz & ISCN practice

Test recognition and write karyotype formulas with feedback.