Learning Objectives: to construct a karyotpe from a chromosome smear, then compare to a normal karyotype to determine gender and disorder. Research the disorder to write an informative formal letter to the parent explaining the disorder.
Key Terms: karyotype, autosomes, sex chromosomes, trisomy, monosomy, nondisjunction, deletion, translocation
Download the instruction page of the Karyotype Letter lab
Download the karyotypes – you were only assigned one of these 9!