Karyotypes and Inheritance of Chromosomes

Human Genome

CHROMOSOMEGENELOCATIONCOMMENT
1 (11700)Rh blood type
Rh+, Rh-
1p36
Rh- (AR)
85% Rh+ phenotype
2 (120180)Ehler-Danlos
E=affected
e=not affected
2q31
(AD)
Fragile, hyperflex skin
1/150,000
3 ** (with 6)Acne (2 Locus model)
N=active allele for acne
n=inactive
anywhere
(MF)
NNNN = severe
NNNn = moderate
NNnn = mild
Nnnn = very mild
nnnn = none
4 (143100)Huntington's disease
H=Huntington's
h= inactive
4p16
(AD)
mid-life neurologic decline
1/20,000
6 **(with 3)Acne
N'=active
n'=inactive


6 (222100)Diabetes mellitus, insulin dependent
D=normal
d=afflicted
6p21
(AR)

7 (219700)Cystic Fibrosis
C=normal
c=cystic fibrosis
7q31
(AR)
1/20 Caucasian carriers
9ABO blood group
IA, IB, i
9q34
(AD), (CoD)

9 (230400)Galactosemia
G=normal
g=galactosemia
9p13
(AR)
missing enzyme
10 **Short/long index finger
S=short
S'=long
male - dominant
S'S'=long
SS'=short
SS=short
female-recessive
S'S=long
SS'=long
SS=short
anywhere
(sex-influenced)

short

long

11 (141900)Sickle Cell hemoglobin
HbA=normal
HbS=sickle
11p15
(AR)
HbAHbS=sickle cell trait
HbSHbS=sickle cell anemia
12 (261600)Phenylketonuria
P = normal
p = PKU
12p24
(AR)
Newborn screening
13 **
(see 14, 16, 18)
Tallness
A = active
a = inactive


14 **Tallness
B = active
b = inactive


15 (272800)Tay Sachs
T = normal
t = Tay Sachs
15q23
(AR)
death usually within 2 years
16 **Tallness
C = active
c = inactive


17 (162200)Marfans
M = Marfans
m = normal
17q21
(AD)
20,000 affected in USA
15% new mutation
17 (162200)Neurofibromatosis
N = normal
n = Neurofibromatosis
17q11
(AR)
Elephant Man
18 **Tallness
D = active
d = inactive


18 (137589)Tourette Syndrome
T = Normal
t = Tourette
18q22
(AR)

19 (143890)Familial Hypercholesterolemia
F = affected
f = normal
19p16
(AD)
300-500 Cholesterol levels
X (303700)Xcb, XN = Colorblindness / NormalXq28
(XLR)
8% Caucasian males
X (306700)Xh, XN = Hemophilia / NormalXq28
(XLR)

X (310200)Xdmd, XN = Duchene
Muscular Dystrophy / Normal
Xp21
(XLR)

Y

Testis determining factor
(Tdf)

maleness

** Hypothetical


Adapted from http://www.accessexcellence.org/AE/AEPC/WWC/1992/karyotypes.html