MedlinePlus Tutorial for Librarians and Health Educators

Genetics


Chromosomes & mtDNA


Under Chromosomes & mtDNA (Mitochondrial DNA), you can browse for information by one of the 23 pairs of chromosomes or by Mitochondrial DNA.

For example, let’s select Chromosome 1.

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Chromosome Page

The Chromosome page (in this example Chromosome 1) describes features of that particular chromosome, common genetic conditions and cancers related to chromosomal changes, and links to additional information.

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