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The chromosome number in man

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The chromosome number has been determined in an Indian female adult, the first to be reported in this ethnic group. The chromosome studies were made on leucocytes obtained from the short-term culture of peripheral blood.

The number of chromosomes found was 46, the karyotype consisting of 22 pairs of autosomes and an XX sexchromosome complement.

Morphologically, the chromosomes showed no variation from those of normal, healthy females of other racial groups so far described in the literature.

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    Amala Chaudhuri & K. C. Chaudhuri

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From the Department of Child Health, University College of Medicine, Calcutta.

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Chaudhuri, A., Chaudhuri, K.C. The chromosome number in man. Indian J Pediatr 30, 75–77 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02748179

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