Aa Aa Aa Most cytogeneticists are skilled at identifying individual chromosomes based on their sizes, their shapes, and the banding patterns of their arms. Still, the ability to pinpoint ...

What can Gregor Mendel’s pea plants tell us about human disease? Single gene disorders, like Huntington’s disease and cystic fibrosis, actually follow Mendelian inheritance patterns.

Each of the 23 chromosome types has a unique banding pattern. (A chromosome pair has identical banding.) In fact, scientists can identify a chromosome based solely on its banding pattern.