This is the fourth edition of an acclaimed introductory textbook on the structure and function of human chromosomes. The book is strengthened by the complete revision of material on the molecular genetics of chromosomes and chromosomal defects.
In this thoroughly revised and expanded third edition of the highly praised classic, The Principles of Clinical Cytogenetics, a panel of hands-on experts update their descriptions of the basic concepts and interpretations involved in chromosome analysis to include the many advan…
Human beings normally have a total of 46 chromosomes, with each chromosome present twice, apart from the X and Y chromosomes in males. Some three million people worldwide, however, have 47 chromosomes: they have a small supernumerary marker chromosome (sSMC) in addition to the 4…