期刊
MUTATION RESEARCH-GENETIC TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MUTAGENESIS
卷 836, 期 -, 页码 3-12出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2018.08.008
关键词
Cytogenetics; Fluorescence in situ hybridisation; Molecular Cytogenetics; Chromosome aberrations
资金
- United States. Department of Energy from NA84 [DE-AC05-06OR23100]
- United States. Department of Energy (Technology Integration Grant, Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education) from NA84 [17-CM466]
Chromosomes are the vehicles of genes, which are the functional units of a cell's nucleus. In humans, there are more than 20,000 genes that are distributed among 46 chromosomes in somatic cells. The study of chromosome structure and function is known as cytogenetics which is historically a field of hybrid science encompassing cytology and genetics. The field of cytogenetics has undergone rapid developments over the last several decades from classical Giemsa staining of chromosomes to 3-dimensional spatial organization of chromosomes with a high resolution mapping of gene structure at the nucleotide level. Improved molecular cytogenetic techniques have opened up exciting possibilities for understanding the chromosomal/molecular basis of various human diseases including cancer and tissue degeneration. This review summaries the history and evolution of various cytogenetic techniques and their current and future applications in diverse areas of basic research and medical diagnostics.
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