Chromosome 16 News and Research

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Humans normally have 46 chromosomes in each cell, divided into 23 pairs. Two copies of chromosome 16, one copy inherited from each parent, form one of the pairs. Chromosome 16 spans about 89 million base pairs (the building blocks of DNA) and represents almost 3 percent of the total DNA in cells.

Identifying genes on each chromosome is an active area of genetic research. Because researchers use different approaches to predict the number of genes on each chromosome, the estimated number of genes varies. Chromosome 16 likely contains between 850 and 1,200 genes.

Genes on chromosome 16 are among the estimated 20,000 to 25,000 total genes in the human genome.
Researchers Identify Genes Responsible for Craniofacial Dysmorphology in Down Syndrome

Researchers Identify Genes Responsible for Craniofacial Dysmorphology in Down Syndrome

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