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{{short description|DNA molecule containing genetic material of a cell }}{{about|the DNA molecule|the genetic algorithm|Chromosome (genetic algorithm)}}{{pp-pc1}}{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}{{Chromosome}}{{Genetics sidebar}}File:Chromosome.svg|thumb|Diagram of a replicated and condensed
metaphase eukaryotic chromosome: {{Ordered list |list_style_type=decimal |
Chromatid |
Short arm |Long arm }}A
chromosome is a
package of
DNA with part or all of the
genetic material of an
organism. In most chromosomes, the very long thin DNA fibers are coated with
nucleosome-forming packaging proteins; in
eukaryotic cells the most important of these
proteins are the
histones. These proteins, aided by
chaperone proteins, bind to and
condense the DNA molecule to maintain its integrity.JOURNAL, Hammond CM, Strømme CB, Huang H, Patel DJ, Groth A, Histone chaperone networks shaping chromatin function, Nature Reviews. Molecular Cell Biology, 18, 3, 141â158, March 2017, 28053344, 5319910, 10.1038/nrm.2016.159, BOOK, Wilson, John, Molecular biology of the cell : a problems approach, Garland Science, New York, 2002, 978-0-8153-3577-1, registration,
archive.org/details/molecularbiolog000wils, These chromosomes display a complex
three-dimensional structure, which plays a significant role in
transcriptional regulation.JOURNAL, Bonev, Boyan, Cavalli, Giacomo, 14 October 2016, Organization and function of the 3D genome, Nature Reviews Genetics, 17, 11, 661â678, 10.1038/nrg.2016.112, 27739532, 2027.42/151884, 31259189, free, Chromosomes are normally visible under a
light microscope only during the
metaphase of
cell division (where all chromosomes are aligned in the center of the cell in their condensed form).BOOK, Alberts, Bruce, Bray, Dennis, Hopkin, Karen, Johnson, Alexander, Lewis, Julian, Raff, Martin, Roberts, Keith, Walter, Peter, vanc, Essential Cell Biology, 2014, Garland Science, New York, New York, US, 978-0-8153-4454-4, 621â626, Fourth, Before this happens, each chromosome is duplicated (
S phase), and both copies are joined by a
centromere, resulting either in an X-shaped structure (pictured above), if the
centromere is located equatorially, or a two-arm structure, if the centromere is located distally. The joined copies are now called
sister chromatids. During metaphase, the X-shaped structure is called a metaphase chromosome, which is highly condensed and thus easiest to distinguish and study.BOOK,
vlp.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/library/data/lit28715?, Microscopical researches into the accordance in the structure and growth of animals and plants, Schleyden, M. J., 1847, Printed for the Sydenham Society, In animal cells, chromosomes reach their highest compaction level in
anaphase during
chromosome segregation.JOURNAL, Antonin W, Neumann H, Chromosome condensation and decondensation during mitosis, Current Opinion in Cell Biology, 40, 15â22, June 2016, 26895139, 10.1016/j.ceb.2016.01.013, free,
publications.goettingen-research-online.de/bitstream/2/40465/2/1-s2.0-S0955067416300059-main.pdf, Chromosomal
recombination during
meiosis and subsequent
sexual reproduction play a significant role in
genetic diversity. If these structures are manipulated incorrectly, through processes known as chromosomal instability and translocation, the cell may undergo
mitotic catastrophe. Usually, this will make the cell initiate
apoptosis leading to its own death, but sometimes mutations in the cell hamper this process and thus cause progression of
cancer.Some use the term chromosome in a wider sense, to refer to the individualized portions of
chromatin in cells, either visible or not under light microscopy. Others use the concept in a narrower sense, to refer to the individualized portions of chromatin during cell division, visible under light microscopy due to high condensation.
Etymology
The word
chromosome ({{IPAc-en|Ë|k|r|oÊ|m|É|Ë|s|oÊ|m|,_|-|Ë|z|oÊ|m}}{{Citation |last=Jones |first=Daniel |author-link=Daniel Jones (phonetician) |title=English Pronouncing Dictionary |editor=Peter Roach |editor2=James Hartmann |editor3=Jane Setter |place=Cambridge |publisher=Cambridge University Press |orig-year=1917 |year=2003 |isbn=978-3-12-539683-8 }}{{MerriamWebsterDictionary|Chromosome}}) comes from the
Greek (
chroma, “colour“) and (
soma, “body“), describing their strong staining by particular
dyes.BOOK, Biological Stains â A Handbook on the Nature and Uses of the Dyes Employed in the Biological Laboratory, Coxx, H. J., Commission on Standardization of Biological Stains, 1925,
archive.org/stream/biologicalstains00conn/biologicalstains00conn_djvu.txt, The term was coined by the German anatomist
Heinrich Wilhelm Waldeyer,JOURNAL, Waldeyer-Hartz, 1888, Ãber Karyokinese und ihre Beziehungen zu den Befruchtungsvorgängen, Archiv für Mikroskopische Anatomie und Entwicklungsmechanik, 32, 27, referring to the term
chromatin, which was introduced by
Walther Flemming.Some of the early
karyological terms have become outdated.JOURNAL, Garbari, Fabio, Bedini, Gianni, Peruzzi, Lorenzo, vanc, 2012, Chromosome numbers of the Italian flora. From the Caryologia foundation to present, Caryologia â International Journal of Cytology, Cytosystematics and Cytogenetics, 65, 1, 65â66, 10.1080/00087114.2012.678090, 83748967, free,
www.openaccessrepository.it/record/96391/files/fulltext.pdf, JOURNAL, Peruzzi L, Garbari F, Bedini G, 2012, New trends in plant cytogenetics and cytoembryology: Dedicated to the memory of Emilio Battaglia, Plant Biosystems, 146, 3, 674â675, 10.1080/11263504.2012.712553, 2012PBios.146..674P, 83749502,
www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/11263504.2012.712553, subscription, For example, Chromatin (Flemming 1880) and Chromosom (Waldeyer 1888), both ascribe color to a non-colored state.JOURNAL, Battaglia, Emilio, 2009, Caryoneme alternative to chromosome and a new caryological nomenclature, Caryologia â International Journal of Cytology, Cytosystematics, 62, 4, 1â80,
www.caryologia.unifi.it/past_volumes/62_4supplement/62-4_supplement.pdf, 6 November 2017,
History of discovery
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Walter Sutton (left) and
Theodor Boveri (right) independently developed the chromosome theory of inheritance in 1902.}}
Otto Bütschli was the first scientist to recognize the structures now known as chromosomes.JOURNAL, Fokin SI, 2013, Otto Bütschli (1848â1920) Where we will genuflect?,
www.zin.ru/journals/protistology/num8_1/fokin_protistology_8-1.pdf, Protistology, 8, 1, 22â35, In a series of experiments beginning in the mid-1880s,
Theodor Boveri gave definitive contributions to elucidating that chromosomes are the
vectors of heredity, with two notions that became known as ‘chromosome continuity’ and ‘chromosome individuality’.JOURNAL, Maderspacher, Florian, 2008, Theodor Boveri and the natural experiment, Current Biology, 18, 7, R279âR286, 10.1016/j.cub.2008.02.061, 18397731, 15479331, free,
Wilhelm Roux suggested that each chromosome carries a different
genetic configuration, and Boveri was able to test and confirm this hypothesis. Aided by the rediscovery at the start of the 1900s of
Gregor Mendel’s earlier work, Boveri was able to point out the connection between the rules of inheritance and the behaviour of the chromosomes. Boveri influenced two generations of American cytologists:
Edmund Beecher Wilson,
Nettie Stevens,
Walter Sutton and
Theophilus Painter were all influenced by Boveri (Wilson, Stevens, and Painter actually worked with him).BOOK, Carlson, Elof A., Mendel’s Legacy: The Origin of Classical Genetics, Cold Spring Harbor, NY, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, 88, 2004, 978-087969675-7,
www.cshlpress.com/pdf/sample/mendel7.pdf, In his famous textbook
The Cell in Development and Heredity, Wilson linked together the independent work of Boveri and Sutton (both around 1902) by naming the chromosome theory of inheritance the
BoveriâSutton chromosome theory (the names are sometimes reversed).Wilson, E.B. (1925).
The Cell in Development and Heredity, Ed. 3. Macmillan, New York. p. 923.
Ernst Mayr remarks that the theory was hotly contested by some famous geneticists:
William Bateson,
Wilhelm Johannsen,
Richard Goldschmidt and
T.H. Morgan, all of a rather dogmatic turn of mind. Eventually, complete proof came from chromosome maps in Morgan’s own lab.Mayr, E. (1982).
The growth of biological thought. Harvard. p. 749. {{ISBN|9780674364462}}The number of human chromosomes was published in 1923 by
Theophilus Painter. By inspection through the microscope, he counted twenty-four pairs, which would mean forty-eight chromosomes. His error was copied by others and it was not until 1956 that the true number, forty-six, was determined by Indonesian-born cytogeneticist
Joe Hin Tjio.JOURNAL, Gartler, Stanley M., 1 August 2006, The chromosome number in humans: a brief history, Nature Reviews Genetics, 7, 8, 655â660, 10.1038/nrg1917, 16847465, 21365693,
Prokaryotes
The
prokaryotes â
bacteria and
archaea â typically have a single
circular chromosome, but many variations exist.JOURNAL, Thanbichler M, Shapiro L, Chromosome organization and segregation in bacteria, Journal of Structural Biology, 156, 2, 292â303, November 2006, 16860572, 10.1016/j.jsb.2006.05.007, The chromosomes of most bacteria, which some authors prefer to call
genophores, can range in size from only 130,000
base pairs in the
endosymbiotic bacteria
Candidatus Hodgkinia cicadicolaJOURNAL, Van Leuven JT, Meister RC, Simon C, McCutcheon JP, Sympatric speciation in a bacterial endosymbiont results in two genomes with the functionality of one, Cell, 158, 6, 1270â1280, September 2014, 25175626, 10.1016/j.cell.2014.07.047, 11839535, free, and
Candidatus Tremblaya princeps,JOURNAL, McCutcheon JP, von Dohlen CD, An interdependent metabolic patchwork in the nested symbiosis of mealybugs, Current Biology, 21, 16, 1366â72, August 2011, 21835622, 3169327, 10.1016/j.cub.2011.06.051, to more than 14,000,000 base pairs in the soil-dwelling bacterium
Sorangium cellulosum.JOURNAL, Han K, Li ZF, Peng R, Zhu LP, Zhou T, Wang LG, Li SG, Zhang XB, Hu W, Wu ZH, Qin N, Li YZ, Extraordinary expansion of a Sorangium cellulosum genome from an alkaline milieu, Scientific Reports, 3, 2101, 2013, 23812535, 3696898, 10.1038/srep02101, 2013NatSR...3E2101H,
Spirochaetes of the
genus Borrelia are a notable exception to this arrangement, with bacteria such as
Borrelia burgdorferi, the cause of
Lyme disease, containing a single
linear chromosome.JOURNAL, Hinnebusch J, Tilly K, Linear plasmids and chromosomes in bacteria, Molecular Microbiology, 10, 5, 917â22, December 1993, 7934868, 10.1111/j.1365-2958.1993.tb00963.x, 23852021,
zenodo.org/record/1230611, Structure in sequences
Prokaryotic chromosomes have less sequence-based structure than eukaryotes. Bacteria typically have a one-point (the
origin of replication) from which replication starts, whereas some archaea contain multiple replication origins.JOURNAL, Kelman LM, Kelman Z, Multiple origins of replication in archaea, Trends in Microbiology, 12, 9, 399â401, September 2004, 15337158, 10.1016/j.tim.2004.07.001, The genes in prokaryotes are often organized in
operons, and do not usually contain
introns, unlike eukaryotes.
DNA packaging
Prokaryotes do not possess nuclei. Instead, their DNA is organized into a structure called the
nucleoid.JOURNAL, Thanbichler M, Wang SC, Shapiro L, The bacterial nucleoid: a highly organized and dynamic structure, Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, 96, 3, 506â21, October 2005, 15988757, 10.1002/jcb.20519, 25355087, free, JOURNAL, Le TB, Imakaev MV, Mirny LA, Laub MT, High-resolution mapping of the spatial organization of a bacterial chromosome, Science, 342, 6159, 731â4, November 2013, 24158908, 3927313, 10.1126/science.1242059, 2013Sci...342..731L, The nucleoid is a distinct structure and occupies a defined region of the bacterial cell. This structure is, however, dynamic and is maintained and remodeled by the actions of a range of histone-like proteins, which associate with the bacterial chromosome.JOURNAL, Sandman K, Pereira SL, Reeve JN, Diversity of prokaryotic chromosomal proteins and the origin of the nucleosome, Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 54, 12, 1350â64, December 1998, 9893710, 10.1007/s000180050259, 21101836, In
archaea, the DNA in chromosomes is even more organized, with the DNA packaged within structures similar to eukaryotic nucleosomes.JOURNAL, Sandman K, Reeve JN, Structure and functional relationships of archaeal and eukaryal histones and nucleosomes, Archives of Microbiology, 173, 3, 165â9, March 2000, 10763747, 10.1007/s002039900122, 2000ArMic.173..165S, 28946064, JOURNAL, Pereira SL, Grayling RA, Lurz R, Reeve JN, Archaeal nucleosomes, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 94, 23, 12633â7, November 1997, 9356501, 25063, 10.1073/pnas.94.23.12633, 1997PNAS...9412633P, free, Certain bacteria also contain
plasmids or other
extrachromosomal DNA. These are circular structures in the
cytoplasm that contain cellular DNA and play a role in
horizontal gene transfer. In prokaryotes (see
nucleoids) and viruses,JOURNAL, Johnson JE, Chiu W, Structures of virus and virus-like particles, Current Opinion in Structural Biology, 10, 2, 229â35, April 2000, 10753814, 10.1016/S0959-440X(00)00073-7, the DNA is often densely packed and organized; in the case of
archaea, by homology to eukaryotic histones, and in the case of bacteria, by
histone-like proteins.Bacterial chromosomes tend to be tethered to the
plasma membrane of the bacteria. In molecular biology application, this allows for its isolation from plasmid DNA by centrifugation of lysed bacteria and pelleting of the membranes (and the attached DNA).Prokaryotic chromosomes and plasmids are, like eukaryotic DNA, generally
supercoiled. The DNA must first be released into its relaxed state for access for
transcription, regulation, and
replication.
Eukaryotes
{{See also|DNA condensation|Nucleosome|Histone|Protamine}}{{See also|Eukaryotic chromosome fine structure}}(File:Eukaryote DNA-en.svg|thumb|280px|Organization of DNA in a eukaryotic cell)Each eukaryotic chromosome consists of a long linear
DNA molecule associated with
proteins, forming a compact complex of proteins and DNA called
chromatin. Chromatin contains the vast majority of the DNA in an organism, but a
small amount inherited maternally can be found in the
mitochondria. It is present in most
cells, with a few exceptions, for example,
red blood cells.
Histones are responsible for the first and most basic unit of chromosome organization, the
nucleosome.
Eukaryotes (
cells with nuclei such as those found in plants, fungi, and animals) possess multiple large linear chromosomes contained in the cell’s nucleus. Each chromosome has one
centromere, with one or two arms projecting from the centromere, although, under most circumstances, these arms are not visible as such. In addition, most eukaryotes have a small circular
mitochondrial genome, and some eukaryotes may have additional small circular or linear
cytoplasmic chromosomes.File:Chromatin Structures.png|thumb|center|850px|The major structures in DNA compaction:
DNA, the
nucleosome, the 10 nm “beads-on-a-string” fibre, the 30 nm fibre and the
metaphasemetaphaseIn the nuclear chromosomes of
eukaryotes, the uncondensed DNA exists in a semi-ordered structure, where it is wrapped around
histones (structural
proteins), forming a composite material called
chromatin.
Interphase chromatin
The packaging of DNA into nucleosomes causes a 10 nanometer fibre which may further condense up to 30 nm fibres Most of the euchromatin in interphase nuclei appears to be in the form of 30-nm fibers. Chromatin structure is the more decondensed state, i.e. the 10-nm conformation allows transcription.(File:Heterochromatin vs. euchromatin.svg|thumb|Heterochromatin vs. euchromatin|398x398px)During
interphase (the period of the
cell cycle where the cell is not dividing), two types of
chromatin can be distinguished:
- Euchromatin, which consists of DNA that is active, e.g., being expressed as protein.
- Heterochromatin, which consists of mostly inactive DNA. It seems to serve structural purposes during the chromosomal stages. Heterochromatin can be further distinguished into two types:
- Constitutive heterochromatin, which is never expressed. It is located around the centromere and usually contains repetitive sequences.
- Facultative heterochromatin, which is sometimes expressed.
Metaphase chromatin and division
{{see also|mitosis|meiosis}}File:HumanChromosomesChromomycinA3.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Human chromosomes during
metaphasemetaphase(File:Stages of early mitosis in a vertebrate cell with micrographs of chromatids.svg|thumb|right|Stages of early mitosis in a vertebrate cell with micrographs of chromatids)In the early stages of
mitosis or
meiosis (cell division), the chromatin double helix becomes more and more condensed. They cease to function as accessible genetic material (
transcription stops) and become a compact transportable form. The loops of thirty-nanometer chromatin fibers are thought to fold upon themselves further to form the compact metaphase chromosomes of mitotic cells. The DNA is thus condensed about ten-thousand-fold.BOOK, Cooper, G.M., The Cell,
Oxford University Press, 2019, 978-1605357072, 8, The
chromosome scaffold, which is made of proteins such as
condensin,
TOP2A and
KIF4,JOURNAL, Poonperm, Rawin, Takata, Hideaki, Hamano, Tohru, Matsuda, Atsushi, Uchiyama, Susumu, Hiraoka, Yasushi, Fukui, Kiichi, 2015-07-01, Chromosome Scaffold is a Double-Stranded Assembly of Scaffold Proteins, Scientific Reports, 5, 1, 11916, 10.1038/srep11916, 26132639, 4487240, 2015NatSR...511916P, plays an important role in holding the chromatin into compact chromosomes. Loops of thirty-nanometer structure further condense with scaffold into higher order structures.BOOK, Lodish, U.H., Molecular Cell Biology, Lodish, H., Berk, A., Kaiser, C.A., Kaiser, C., Kaiser, U.C.A., Krieger, M., Scott, M.P., Bretscher, A., 2008, W. H. Freeman, 978-0-7167-7601-7, Ploegh, H., others, This highly compact form makes the individual chromosomes visible, and they form the classic four-arm structure, a pair of sister
chromatids attached to each other at the
centromere. The shorter arms are called
p arms (from the French
petit, small) and the longer arms are called
q arms (
q follows
p in the Latin alphabet; q-g “grande”; alternatively it is sometimes said q is short for
queue meaning tail in French“
Chromosome Mapping: Idiograms”
Nature Education â 13 August 2013). This is the only natural context in which individual chromosomes are visible with an optical
microscope.Mitotic metaphase chromosomes are best described by a linearly organized longitudinally compressed array of consecutive chromatin loops.JOURNAL, Naumova N, Imakaev M, Fudenberg G, Zhan Y, Lajoie BR, Mirny LA, Dekker J, Organization of the mitotic chromosome, Science, 342, 6161, 948â53, November 2013, 24200812, 4040465, 10.1126/science.1236083, 2013Sci...342..948N, During mitosis,
microtubules grow from centrosomes located at opposite ends of the cell and also attach to the centromere at specialized structures called
kinetochores, one of which is present on each sister
chromatid. A special DNA base sequence in the region of the kinetochores provides, along with special proteins, longer-lasting attachment in this region. The microtubules then pull the chromatids apart toward the centrosomes, so that each daughter cell inherits one set of chromatids. Once the cells have divided, the chromatids are uncoiled and DNA can again be transcribed. In spite of their appearance, chromosomes are structurally highly condensed, which enables these giant DNA structures to be contained within a cell nucleus.
Human chromosomes
Chromosomes in humans can be divided into two types:
autosomes (body chromosome(s)) and allosome (
sex chromosome(s)). Certain genetic traits are linked to a person’s sex and are passed on through the sex chromosomes. The autosomes contain the rest of the genetic hereditary information. All act in the same way during cell division. Human cells have 23 pairs of chromosomes (22 pairs of autosomes and one pair of sex chromosomes), giving a total of 46 per cell. In addition to these, human cells have many hundreds of copies of the
mitochondrial genome.
Sequencing of the
human genome has provided a great deal of information about each of the chromosomes. Below is a table compiling statistics for the chromosomes, based on the
Sanger Institute’s human genome information in the
Vertebrate Genome Annotation (VEGA) database.
Vega.sanger.ad.uk, all data in this table was derived from this database, 11 November 2008. Number of genes is an estimate, as it is in part based on
gene predictions. Total chromosome length is an estimate as well, based on the estimated size of unsequenced
heterochromatin regions.{| class=“wikitable sortable” style="text-align:right“|+
|
! Chromosome !! GenesWEB,apr2013.archive.ensembl.org/Homo_sapiens/Location/Chromosome?r=1:1-1000000, Ensembl genome browser 71: Homo sapiens â Chromosome summary â Chromosome 1: 1â1,000,000, apr2013.archive.ensembl.org, 11 April 2016, !! Total base pairs !! % of bases !! Sequenced base pairsSequenced percentages are based on fraction of euchromatin portion, as the Human Genome Project goals called for determination of only the euchromatic portion of the genome. Telomeres, centromeres, and other heterochromatic regions have been left undetermined, as have a small number of unclonable gaps. For more information on the Human Genome Project, see WEB, Genome Sequencing,www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genome/seq/, dead,www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov:80/genome/seq/," title="web.archive.org/web/20050401233213www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov:80/genome/seq/,">web.archive.org/web/20050401233213www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov:80/genome/seq/, Apr 1, 2005, National Center for Biotechnology Information, !% sequenced base pairs
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Chromosome 1 (human)>1 | 2000 | 247,199,719 | 8.0 | 224,999,719 |91.02% |
|
Chromosome 2 (human)>2 | 1300 | 242,751,149 | 7.9 | 237,712,649 |97.92% |
|
Chromosome 3 (human)>3 | 1000 | 199,446,827 | 6.5 | 194,704,827 |97.62% |
|
Chromosome 4 (human)>4 | 1000 | 191,263,063 | 6.2 | 187,297,063 |97.93% |
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Chromosome 5 (human)>5 | 900 | 180,837,866 | 5.9 | 177,702,766 |98.27% |
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Chromosome 6 (human)>6 | 1000 | 170,896,993 | 5.5 | 167,273,993 |97.88% |
|
Chromosome 7 (human)>7 | 900 | 158,821,424 | 5.2 | 154,952,424 |97.56% |
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Chromosome 8 (human)>8 | 700 | 146,274,826 | 4.7 | 142,612,826 |97.50% |
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Chromosome 9 (human)>9 | 800 | 140,442,298 | 4.6 | 120,312,298 |85.67% |
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Chromosome 10 (human)>10 | 700 | 135,374,737 | 4.4 | 131,624,737 |97.23% |
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Chromosome 11 (human)>11 | 1300 | 134,452,384 | 4.4 | 131,130,853 |97.53% |
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Chromosome 12 (human)>12 | 1100 | 132,289,534 | 4.3 | 130,303,534 |98.50% |
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Chromosome 13 (human)>13 | 300 | 114,127,980 | 3.7 | 95,559,980 |83.73% |
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Chromosome 14 (human)>14 | 800 | 106,360,585 | 3.5 | 88,290,585 |83.01% |
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Chromosome 15 (human)>15 | 600 | 100,338,915 | 3.3 | 81,341,915 |81.07% |
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Chromosome 16 (human)>16 | 800 | 88,822,254 | 2.9 | 78,884,754 |88.81% |
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Chromosome 17 (human)>17 | 1200 | 78,654,742 | 2.6 | 77,800,220 |98.91% |
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Chromosome 18 (human)>18 | 200 | 76,117,153 | 2.5 | 74,656,155 |98.08% |
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Chromosome 19 (human)>19 | 1500 | 63,806,651 | 2.1 | 55,785,651 |87.43% |
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Chromosome 20 (human)>20 | 500 | 62,435,965 | 2.0 | 59,505,254 |95.31% |
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Chromosome 21 (human)>21 | 200 | 46,944,323 | 1.5 | 34,171,998 |72.79% |
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Chromosome 22 (human)>22 | 500 | 49,528,953 | 1.6 | 34,893,953 |70.45% |
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X chromosome>X (sex chromosome) | 800 | 154,913,754 | 5.0 | 151,058,754 |97.51% |
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Y chromosome>Y (sex chromosome) | 200GENES AND DISEASE> CHAPTER = CHROMOSOME MAP | LOCATION = BETHESDA, MARYLAND | YEAR = 1998, | 57,741,652 | 1.9 | 25,121,652|43.51% |
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class=“sortbottom“! Total ||style="text-align:right“| 21,000 ||style="text-align:right“| 3,079,843,747 ||style="text-align:right“| 100.0 ||style="text-align:right“| 2,857,698,560|92.79%
Based on the micrographic characteristics of size, position of the centromere and sometimes the presence of a chromosomal satellite, the human chromosomes are classified into the following groups:The colors of each row match those of the karyogram (see Karyotype section)JOURNAL, Erwinsyah, R., Riandi, Nurjhani, M., 2017, Relevance of human chromosome analysis activities against mutation concept in genetics course. IOP Conference Series., Materials Science and Engineering, 10.1088/1757-899x/180/1/012285, 90739754, free, {|class=wikitable! Group! Chromosomes! Features|
style="background:lavenderblush“| A| 1â3| Large, metacentric or submetacentric
|
style="background:honeydew“| B| 4â5| Large, submetacentric
|
style="background:lightyellow“| C| 6â12, X| Medium-sized, submetacentric
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style="background:linen“| D| 13â15satellite chromosome>satellite |
|
style="background:lightcyan“| E| 16â18| Small, metacentric or submetacentric
|
style="background:lavender“| F| 19â20| Very small, metacentric
|
style="background:lavenderblush“| G| 21â22, Ysatellite chromosome>satellite) |
Karyotype
(File:NHGRI human male karyotype.png|thumb|right|200px|Karyogram of a human male)File:Human karyotype with bands and sub-bands.png|thumb|Schematic karyogram of a human, with annotated bands and sub-bands. It is a graphical representation of the idealized human diploid karyotype. It shows dark and white regions on G banding. Each row is vertically aligned at centromere level. It shows 22 homologous chromosomes, both the female (XX) and male (XY) versions of the sex chromosome (bottom right), as well as the mitochondrial genomemitochondrial genomeIn general, the karyotype is the characteristic chromosome complement of a eukaryote species.BOOK, White, M. J. D., The chromosomes,archive.org/details/chromosomes01whit, registration, Chapman and Hall, distributed by Halsted Press, New York, London, 1973, 28, 978-0-412-11930-9, 6th, The preparation and study of karyotypes is part of cytogenetics.Although the replication and transcription of DNA is highly standardized in eukaryotes, the same cannot be said for their karyotypes, which are often highly variable. There may be variation between species in chromosome number and in detailed organization.In some cases, there is significant variation within species. Often there is:
Also, variation in karyotype may occur during development from the fertilized egg.The technique of determining the karyotype is usually called karyotyping. Cells can be locked part-way through division (in metaphase) in vitro (in a reaction vial) with colchicine. These cells are then stained, photographed, and arranged into a karyogram, with the set of chromosomes arranged, autosomes in order of length, and sex chromosomes (here X/Y) at the end.Like many sexually reproducing species, humans have special gonosomes (sex chromosomes, in contrast to autosomes). These are XX in females and XY in males. History and analysis techniques
{{see also|Argument from authority#Use in science}}Investigation into the human karyotype took many years to settle the most basic question: How many chromosomes does a normal diploid human cell contain? In 1912, Hans von Winiwarter reported 47 chromosomes in spermatogonia and 48 in oogonia, concluding an XX/XO sex determination mechanism.JOURNAL, von Winiwarter H, Ãtudes sur la spermatogenèse humaine, Archives de Biologie, 27, 93, 147â9, 1912, In 1922, Painter was not certain whether the diploid number of man is 46 or 48, at first favouring 46.JOURNAL, Painter TS, The spermatogenesis of man, Anat. Res., 23, 129, 1922, He revised his opinion later from 46 to 48, and he correctly insisted on humans having an XX/XY system.JOURNAL, Painter, Theophilus S., Studies in mammalian spermatogenesis. II. The spermatogenesis of man, Journal of Experimental Zoology, April 1923, 37, 3, 291â336, 10.1002/jez.1400370303, 1923JEZ....37..291P, New techniques were needed to definitively solve the problem:
- Using cells in culture
- Arresting mitosis in metaphase by a solution of colchicine
- Pretreating cells in a hypotonic solution 0.075 M KCl, which swells them and spreads the chromosomes
- Squashing the preparation on the slide forcing the chromosomes into a single plane
- Cutting up a photomicrograph and arranging the result into an indisputable karyogram.
It took until 1954 before the human diploid number was confirmed as 46.JOURNAL, 10.1111/j.1601-5223.1956.tb03010.x, Tjio JH, Levan A, The chromosome number of man, Hereditas, 42, 723â4, 1956, 1â2, 345813, 10261/15776, free, JOURNAL, Ford CE, Hamerton JL, The chromosomes of man, Nature, 178, 4541, 1020â3, November 1956, 13378517, 10.1038/1781020a0, 1956Natur.178.1020F, 4155320, Considering the techniques of Winiwarter and Painter, their results were quite remarkable.Hsu T.C. (1979) Human and mammalian cytogenetics: a historical perspective. Springer-Verlag, N.Y. {{ISBN|9780387903644}} p. 10: “It’s amazing that he [Painter] even came close!” Chimpanzees, the closest living relatives to modern humans, have 48 chromosomes as do the other great apes: in humans two chromosomes fused to form chromosome 2. Aberrations
(File:Chromosome 21.png|thumb|In Down syndrome, there are three copies of chromosome 21.)Chromosomal aberrations are disruptions in the normal chromosomal content of a cell. They can cause genetic conditions in humans, such as Down syndrome,{{Citation |title=Chromosomal Abnormalities |date=2009-07-08 |url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK115545/ |work=Understanding Genetics: A New York, Mid-Atlantic Guide for Patients and Health Professionals |access-date=2023-09-27 |publisher=Genetic Alliance |language=en}} although most aberrations have little to no effect. Some chromosome abnormalities do not cause disease in carriers, such as translocations, or chromosomal inversions, although they may lead to a higher chance of bearing a child with a chromosome disorder.{{cn|date=April 2024}} Abnormal numbers of chromosomes or chromosome sets, called aneuploidy, may be lethal or may give rise to genetic disorders.JOURNAL, Santaguida S, Amon A, Short- and long-term effects of chromosome mis-segregation and aneuploidy, Nature Reviews. Molecular Cell Biology, 16, 8, 473â85, August 2015, 26204159, 10.1038/nrm4025, 1721.1/117201, 205495880,dspace.mit.edu/bitstream/1721.1/117201/1/Amon1.pdf, Genetic counseling is offered for families that may carry a chromosome rearrangement.The gain or loss of DNA from chromosomes can lead to a variety of genetic disorders.WEB, Genetic Disorders,medlineplus.gov/geneticdisorders.html, 2022-04-27, medlineplus.gov, Human examples include:
- Cri du chat, which is caused by the deletion of part of the short arm of chromosome 5. “Cri du chat” means “cry of the cat” in French; the condition was so-named because affected babies make high-pitched cries that sound like those of a cat. Affected individuals have wide-set eyes, a small head and jaw, moderate to severe mental health problems, and are very short.
- Down syndrome, the most common trisomy, usually caused by an extra copy of chromosome 21 (trisomy 21). Characteristics include decreased muscle tone, stockier build, asymmetrical skull, slanting eyes and mild to moderate developmental disability.BOOK, Miller, Kenneth R., vanc, Biology,archive.org/details/biology0000mill, limited, Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, 2000, 5th, 194â5, Chapter 9-3, 978-0-13-436265-6,
- Edwards syndrome, or trisomy-18, the second most common trisomy.WEB, What is Trisomy 18?,www.trisomy18.org/what-is-trisomy-18/, Trisomy 18 Foundation, 4 February 2017, 30 January 2017,www.trisomy18.org/what-is-trisomy-18/," title="web.archive.org/web/20170130142121www.trisomy18.org/what-is-trisomy-18/,">web.archive.org/web/20170130142121www.trisomy18.org/what-is-trisomy-18/, dead, Symptoms include motor retardation, developmental disability and numerous congenital anomalies causing serious health problems. Ninety percent of those affected die in infancy. They have characteristic clenched hands and overlapping fingers.
- Isodicentric 15, also called idic(15), partial tetrasomy 15q, or inverted duplication 15 (inv dup 15).
- Jacobsen syndrome, which is very rare. It is also called the 11q terminal deletion disorder.WEB,chromosome11.org/en/disorders/11q-long-arm/terminal-deletion/jacobsen-syndrome/, Terminal deletion, European Chromosome 11 Network, 20 February 2023, Those affected have normal intelligence or mild developmental disability, with poor expressive language skills. Most have a bleeding disorder called Paris-Trousseau syndrome.
- Klinefelter syndrome (XXY). Men with Klinefelter syndrome are usually sterile and tend to be taller and have longer arms and legs than their peers. Boys with the syndrome are often shy and quiet and have a higher incidence of speech delay and dyslexia. Without testosterone treatment, some may develop gynecomastia during puberty.
- Patau Syndrome, also called D-Syndrome or trisomy-13. Symptoms are somewhat similar to those of trisomy-18, without the characteristic folded hand.
- Small supernumerary marker chromosome. This means there is an extra, abnormal chromosome. Features depend on the origin of the extra genetic material. Cat-eye syndrome and isodicentric chromosome 15 syndrome (or Idic15) are both caused by a supernumerary marker chromosome, as is PallisterâKillian syndrome.
- Triple-X syndrome (XXX). XXX girls tend to be tall and thin and have a higher incidence of dyslexia.
- Turner syndrome (X instead of XX or XY). In Turner syndrome, female sexual characteristics are present but underdeveloped. Females with Turner syndrome often have a short stature, low hairline, abnormal eye features and bone development and a “caved-in” appearance to the chest.
- WolfâHirschhorn syndrome, which is caused by partial deletion of the short arm of chromosome 4. It is characterized by growth retardation, delayed motor skills development, “Greek Helmet” facial features, and mild to profound mental health problems.
- XYY syndrome. XYY boys are usually taller than their siblings. Like XXY boys and XXX girls, they are more likely to have learning difficulties.
Sperm aneuploidy
Exposure of males to certain lifestyle, environmental and/or occupational hazards may increase the risk of aneuploid spermatozoa.JOURNAL, Templado C, Uroz L, Estop A, New insights on the origin and relevance of aneuploidy in human spermatozoa, Molecular Human Reproduction, 19, 10, 634â43, October 2013, 23720770, 10.1093/molehr/gat039, In particular, risk of aneuploidy is increased by tobacco smoking,JOURNAL, Shi Q, Ko E, Barclay L, Hoang T, Rademaker A, Martin R, Cigarette smoking and aneuploidy in human sperm, Molecular Reproduction and Development, 59, 4, 417â21, August 2001, 11468778, 10.1002/mrd.1048, 35230655, JOURNAL, Rubes J, Lowe X, Moore D, Perreault S, Slott V, Evenson D, Selevan SG, Wyrobek AJ, Smoking cigarettes is associated with increased sperm disomy in teenage men, Fertility and Sterility, 70, 4, 715â23, October 1998, 9797104, 10.1016/S0015-0282(98)00261-1, free, and occupational exposure to benzene,JOURNAL, Xing C, Marchetti F, Li G, Weldon RH, Kurtovich E, Young S, Schmid TE, Zhang L, Rappaport S, Waidyanatha S, Wyrobek AJ, Eskenazi B, Benzene exposure near the U.S. permissible limit is associated with sperm aneuploidy, Environmental Health Perspectives, 118, 6, 833â9, June 2010, 20418200, 2898861, 10.1289/ehp.0901531, insecticides,JOURNAL, Xia Y, Bian Q, Xu L, Cheng S, Song L, Liu J, Wu W, Wang S, Wang X, Genotoxic effects on human spermatozoa among pesticide factory workers exposed to fenvalerate, Toxicology, 203, 1â3, 49â60, October 2004, 15363581, 10.1016/j.tox.2004.05.018, 36073841, JOURNAL, Xia Y, Cheng S, Bian Q, Xu L, Collins MD, Chang HC, Song L, Liu J, Wang S, Wang X, Genotoxic effects on spermatozoa of carbaryl-exposed workers, Toxicological Sciences, 85, 1, 615â23, May 2005, 15615886, 10.1093/toxsci/kfi066, free, and perfluorinated compounds.JOURNAL, Governini L, Guerranti C, De Leo V, Boschi L, Luddi A, Gori M, Orvieto R, Piomboni P, Chromosomal aneuploidies and DNA fragmentation of human spermatozoa from patients exposed to perfluorinated compounds, Andrologia, 47, 9, 1012â9, November 2015, 25382683, 10.1111/and.12371, 11365/982323, 13484513, free, Increased aneuploidy is often associated with increased DNA damage in spermatozoa. Number in various organisms
In eukaryotes
The number of chromosomes in eukaryotes is highly variable (see table). In fact, chromosomes can fuse or break and thus evolve into novel karyotypes. Chromosomes can also be fused artificially. For example, the 16 chromosomes of yeast have been fused into one giant chromosome and the cells were still viable with only somewhat reduced growth rates.JOURNAL, Shao, Yangyang, Lu, Ning, Wu, Zhenfang, Cai, Chen, Wang, Shanshan, Zhang, Ling-Li, Zhou, Fan, Xiao, Shijun, Liu, Lin, Zeng, Xiaofei, Zheng, Huajun, August 2018, Creating a functional single-chromosome yeast,www.nature.com/articles/s41586-018-0382-x, Nature, en, 560, 7718, 331â335, 10.1038/s41586-018-0382-x, 30069045, 2018Natur.560..331S, 51894920, 1476-4687, subscription, The tables below give the total number of chromosomes (including sex chromosomes) in a cell nucleus. For example, most eukaryotes are diploid, like humans who have 22 different types of autosomes, each present as two homologous pairs, and two sex chromosomes. This gives 46 chromosomes in total. Other organisms have more than two copies of their chromosome types, such as bread wheat, which is hexaploid and has six copies of seven different chromosome types â 42 chromosomes in total. {| border=“0”{| class=“wikitable sortable” style="float:left; margin:1em 0 1em 1em“|+ Chromosome numbers in some plants | |
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Arabidopsis thaliana (diploid)ARMSTRONG SJ, JONES GH | JOURNAL = JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY | ISSUE = 380 | DATE = JANUARY 2003 | DOI = 10.1093/JXB/54.380.1 | | 10 |
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Rye (diploid)GILL BS, KIMBER G | JOURNAL = PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | ISSUE = 4 | DATE = APRIL 1974 | PMC = 388202 | BIBCODE = 1974PNAS...71.1247G | | 14 |
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Einkorn wheat (diploid)DUBCOVSKY J, LUO MC, ZHONG GY, BRANSTEITTER R, DESAI A, KILIAN A, KLEINHOFS A, DVORáK J | JOURNAL = GENETICS | ISSUE = 2 | DATE = JUNE 1996 | PMID = 8725244 | | 14 |
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| JOURNAL = PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | ISSUE = 37 | DATE = SEPTEMBER 2004 | PMC = 518793 | BIBCODE = 2004PNAS..10113554K | | 20 |
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Durum wheat (tetraploid) >| 28 |
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Cultivated tobacco (tetraploid)KENTON A, PAROKONNY AS, GLEBA YY, BENNETT MD | JOURNAL = MOLECULAR & GENERAL GENETICS | ISSUE = 2 | DATE = AUGUST 1993 | DOI = 10.1007/BF00277053 | | 48 |
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Ophioglossum>Adder’s tongue fern (polyploid)LEITCH IJ, SOLTIS DE, SOLTIS PS, BENNETT MD > TITLE = EVOLUTION OF DNA AMOUNTS ACROSS LAND PLANTS (EMBRYOPHYTA) | VOLUME = 95 | PAGES = 207â17 | PMID = 15596468 | AUTHOR-LINK3 = PAMELA S. SOLTIS | | approx. 1,200 |
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Pill millipede (Arthrosphaera fumosa)AMBARISH, C.N. | TITLE=CYTOLOGICAL AND KARYOLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS ON TWO ENDEMIC GIANT PILL-MILLIPEDES ARTHROSPHAERA (POCOCK 1895) (DIPLOPODA: SPHAEROTHERIIDA) OF THE WESTERN GHATS OF INDIA | JOURNAL=CARYOLOGIA | ISSUE=1 | PAGES=49â56 | | 30 |
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Earthworm (Octodrilus complanatus)VITTURI R, COLOMBA MS, PIRRONE AM, MANDRIOLI M | OCTODRILUS COMPLANATUS (ANNELIDA: OLIGOCHAETA: LUMBRICIDAE), REVEALED BY SINGLE- AND DOUBLE-COLOR FISH > JOURNAL = THE JOURNAL OF HEREDITY | ISSUE = 4 | DATE = 2002 | DOI = 10.1093/JHERED/93.4.279 | | 36 |
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Domestic catNIE W, WANG J, O’BRIEN PC, FU B, YING T, FERGUSON-SMITH MA, YANG F | JOURNAL = CHROMOSOME RESEARCH | ISSUE = 3 | DATE = 2002 | DOI = 10.1023/A:1015292005631 | | 38 |
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Laboratory mouseROMANENKO SA, PERELMAN PL, SERDUKOVA NA, TRIFONOV VA, BILTUEVA LS, WANG J, LI T, NIE W, O’BRIEN PC, VOLOBOUEV VT, STANYON R, FERGUSON-SMITH MA, YANG F, GRAPHODATSKY AS | JOURNAL = MAMMALIAN GENOME | ISSUE = 12 | DATE = DECEMBER 2006 | DOI = 10.1007/S00335-006-0081-Z | | JOURNAL = GENETICS | ISSUE = 2 | DATE = MARCH 1928 | PMID = 17246549 | | 40 |
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Laboratory rat >| 42 |
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Oryctolagus cuniculus)HAYES H, ROGEL-GAILLARD C, ZIJLSTRA C, DE HAAN NA, URIEN C, BOURGEAUX N, BERTAUD M, BOSMA AA | JOURNAL = CYTOGENETIC AND GENOME RESEARCH | ISSUE = 2â3 | DATE = 2002 | DOI = 10.1159/000069807 | | 44 |
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Guppy (poecilia reticulata)HTTP://FANCYGUPPY.WEBS.COM/GENETICS.HTM | ACCESS-DATE=6 DECEMBER 2009 | ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20230531003513/HTTPS://FANCYGUPPY.WEBS.COM/GENETICS.HTM | | 46 |
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HaresROBINSON TJ, YANG F, HARRISON WR | JOURNAL = CYTOGENETIC AND GENOME RESEARCH | ISSUE = 1â4 | DATE = 2002 | DOI = 10.1159/000063034 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q994k86i0zYC | section= section 4.W4 | isbn=9782831700199 | first1 = Joseph A | first2=John E. C | year=1990 }} | 48 |
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GorillasDE GROUCHY J | JOURNAL = GENETICA | ISSUE = 1â2 | DATE = AUGUST 1987 | DOI = 10.1007/BF00057436 | | 48 |
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Garden snailVITTURI R, LIBERTINI A, SINEO L, SPARACIO I, LANNINO A, GREGORINI A, COLOMBA M | JOURNAL = MICRON | ISSUE = 4 | DATE = 2005 | DOI = 10.1016/J.MICRON.2004.12.010, | 54 |
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Bombyx mori>SilkwormYASUKOCHI Y, ASHAKUMARY LA, BABA K, YOSHIDO A, SAHARA K > TITLE = A SECOND-GENERATION INTEGRATED MAP OF THE SILKWORM REVEALS SYNTENY AND CONSERVED GENE ORDER BETWEEN LEPIDOPTERAN INSECTS | VOLUME = 173 | PAGES = 1319â28 | PMID = 16547103 | DOI = 10.1534/GENETICS.106.055541, | 56 |
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Elephants>ElephantHOUCK ML, KUMAMOTO AT, GALLAGHER DS, BENIRSCHKE K > TITLE = COMPARATIVE CYTOGENETICS OF THE AFRICAN ELEPHANT (LOXODONTA AFRICANA) AND ASIATIC ELEPHANT (ELEPHAS MAXIMUS) | VOLUME = 93 | PAGES = 249â52 | PMID = 11528120 | S2CID = 23529399, | 56 |
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Cattle>Cow | 60 |
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Guinea pigSEMBA U, UMEDA Y, SHIBUYA Y, OKABE H, TANASE S, YAMAMOTO T | JOURNAL = INTERNATIONAL IMMUNOPHARMACOLOGY | ISSUE = 10â11 | DATE = OCTOBER 2004 | DOI = 10.1016/J.INTIMP.2004.06.003, | 64 |
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DogWAYNE RK, OSTRANDER EA | JOURNAL = BIOESSAYS | ISSUE = 3 | DATE = MARCH 1999 | DOI = 10.1002/(SICI)1521-1878(199903)21:33.0.CO;2-Z | | 78 |
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GoldfishCIUDAD J, CID E, VELASCO A, LARA JM, AIJóN J, ORFAO A | JOURNAL = CYTOMETRY | ISSUE = 1 | DATE = MAY 2002 | DOI = 10.1002/CYTO.10100 | | 100â104 |
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KingfisherBURT DW | JOURNAL = CYTOGENETIC AND GENOME RESEARCH | ISSUE = 1â4 | DATE = 2002 | DOI = 10.1159/000063018 | | 132 |
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Domestic pigeon (Columba livia domestica)10.1266/JJG.44.163 | DATE=1969 | FIRST1=MASAHIRO | FIRST2=TATSURO | FIRST3=HACHIRO | FIRST4=MICHIKO | FIRST5=MOTOMICHI | FIRST6=SAJIRO | JOURNAL=THE JAPANESE JOURNAL OF GENETICS | ISSUE=3 | URL=HTTPS://WWW.JSTAGE.JST.GO.JP/ARTICLE/GGS1921/44/3/44_3_163/_PDF | | | | 59â63 |
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| JOURNAL = ANIMAL GENETICS | ISSUE = 4 | DATE = AUGUST 1998 | DOI = 10.1046/J.1365-2052.1998.00334.X, | 8 | 2 sex chromosomes | 60 |
Normal members of a particular eukaryotic species all have the same number of nuclear chromosomes (see the table). Other eukaryotic chromosomes, i.e., mitochondrial and plasmid-like small chromosomes, are much more variable in number, and there may be thousands of copies per cell.File:PLoSBiol3.5.Fig1bNucleus46Chromosomes.jpg|thumb|200px|left|The 23 human chromosome territories during prometaphase in fibroblastfibroblastAsexually reproducing species have one set of chromosomes that are the same in all body cells. However, asexual species can be either haploid or diploid.Sexually reproducing species have somatic cells (body cells), which are diploid [2n] having two sets of chromosomes (23 pairs in humans), one set from the mother and one from the father. Gametes, reproductive cells, are haploid [n]: They have one set of chromosomes. Gametes are produced by meiosis of a diploid germline cell. During meiosis, the matching chromosomes of father and mother can exchange small parts of themselves (crossover), and thus create new chromosomes that are not inherited solely from either parent. When a male and a female gamete merge (fertilization), a new diploid organism is formed.Some animal and plant species are polyploid [Xn]: They have more than two sets of homologous chromosomes. Plants important in agriculture such as tobacco or wheat are often polyploid, compared to their ancestral species. Wheat has a haploid number of seven chromosomes, still seen in some cultivars as well as the wild progenitors. The more-common pasta and bread wheat types are polyploid, having 28 (tetraploid) and 42 (hexaploid) chromosomes, compared to the 14 (diploid) chromosomes in the wild wheat.JOURNAL, Sakamura, Tetsu, 1918, Kurze Mitteilung über die Chromosomenzahlen und die Verwandtschaftsverhältnisse der Triticum-Arten, Shokubutsugaku Zasshi, 32, 379, 150â3, 10.15281/jplantres1887.32.379_150,www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jplantres1887/32/379/32_379_150/_pdf, free, In prokaryotes
Prokaryote species generally have one copy of each major chromosome, but most cells can easily survive with multiple copies.Charlebois R.L. (ed) 1999. Organization of the prokaryote genome. ASM Press, Washington DC. For example, Buchnera, a symbiont of aphids has multiple copies of its chromosome, ranging from 10â400 copies per cell.JOURNAL, Komaki K, Ishikawa H, Genomic copy number of intracellular bacterial symbionts of aphids varies in response to developmental stage and morph of their host, Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 30, 3, 253â8, March 2000, 10732993, 10.1016/S0965-1748(99)00125-3, However, in some large bacteria, such as Epulopiscium fishelsoni up to 100,000 copies of the chromosome can be present.JOURNAL, Mendell JE, Clements KD, Choat JH, Angert ER, Extreme polyploidy in a large bacterium, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 105, 18, 6730â4, May 2008, 18445653, 2373351, 10.1073/pnas.0707522105, 2008PNAS..105.6730M, free, Plasmids and plasmid-like small chromosomes are, as in eukaryotes, highly variable in copy number. The number of plasmids in the cell is almost entirely determined by the rate of division of the plasmid â fast division causes high copy number. See also
X-inactivation
Y-chromosomal Aaron Y-chromosomal Adam
Notes and references
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