This site is intended to supplement the Karyotyping Activity created by the University of Arizona. Use the links provided here to find information about the genetic disorders you diagnosed for each of the patients.
Click here for a worksheet to fill out while you work. Once you have determined the karyotype of each individual, use these links to learn more about the three disorders for which you made the diagnoses. You should only research the three disorders for which the patients were diagnosed, not all four or any others.
Trisomy 13 Links
SOFT- Facts about Trisomy 13
Turner’s Syndrome
Mayo Clinic on Turner's Syndrome
Klineflelter Syndrome
Medline Plus Image: National Human Genome Research Institute
Down Syndrome- Trisomy 21
National Down Syndrome Society
Medline Plus on Down Syndrome
GRADING: You will be graded on the completeness of your answers but also on your ownership of the content and responsible citations. If you copy from a website you must reference it. At least 80% of the writing must be original (not copied even if cited). If all of the information is copied you will receive no credit. If information is used and not cited you will receive no credit.
Your work must be typed and not hand written.
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