A human karyotype
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Today we started chapter 6 on cytogenetics.
We covered karyotypes, chromosome nomenclature, and classification of variation in chromosome number: Polyploidy and aneuploidy. We discussed triploidy and tetraploidy and on Monday we'll start discussing cases of aneuploidy.
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Our "Genetics News Friday" discussion was a failure and a dissapointment. In spite of having tools to acquire information easier than ever before, nobody brought an idea to discuss, and you can find them everywhere!
Remember, genetics is not just a class to get out of the way. It is a field that has plenty of applications and implications in the real world! Reading or listening to genetics-related news is a good exercise, for this class and for life in general.
Again: Other than the traditional sources of information you can also get information from RSS feeds (the news come TO you), and podcasts (some are literally 1 min 20 secs long...! Can it get any easier?). See Monday's entry (March 23) for some extra details.
No discussion may mean questions about genetic-related news in the quizzes. You pick.
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An RSS Feed looks like this (click for full size image)
And the link will take you to something like this (click for full size image)
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