What is the advantage of doing a karyotype?

Answer 1

A karyotype is a standardized arrangement of all the chromosomes of a cell. In normal diploid organisms, autosomal chromosomes are present in two identical copies, although polyploid cells have multiple copies of chromosomes and haploid cells have single copies. The chromosomes are arranged and displayed (often on a photo) in a standard format known as an idiogram: in pairs, ordered by size and position of centromere for chromosomes of the same size. Karyotypes are used to study chromosomal aberrations, and may be used to determine other macroscopically visible aspects of an individual's genotype, such as sex. In order to be able to see the chromosomes and determine their size and internal pattern, they are chemically labelled with a dye ("stained"). The pattern of individual chromosomes is called chromosome banding, whereas the study of whole sets of chromosomes is known as karyology.

Normal human karyotypes contain 22 pairs of autosomal chromosomes and one pair of sex chromosomes. Normal karyotypes for women contain two X chromosomes and are denoted 46,XX; men have both an X and a Y chromosome denoted 46,XY. However, some individuals have other karyotypes with added or missing sex chromosomes, including 47,XYY, 47,XXY, 47,XXX and 45,X. The karyotype 45,Y does not occur, as an embryo without an X chromosome cannot survive.

Types of banding
Molecular genetics employs several techniques to visualise different aspects of chromosomes:

C-banding: Giemsa binds to constitutive heterochromatin, so it stains centromeres.
R-banding is the reverse of C-banding and stains non-centromeric regions in preference to centromeres. R-bands are guanine-cytosine-rich regions.
G-banding is obtained by trypsin digestion followed by Giemsa stain. It yields a series of lightly and darkly stained bands.
Q-banding is a fluorescent pattern obtained using quinacrine for staining. The pattern of bands is very similar to that seen in G-banding.
T-banding: visualize telomeres.

Karyotype from a lymphocyte undergoing metaphase in a human female. DNA is stained red, while gene-rich regions are highlighted green.
[edit] Classic karyotype
In the "classic" (depicted) karyotype, a dye, often Giemsa (G-banding), less frequently Quinacrine, is used to stain bands on the chromosomes. Giemsa is specific for the phosphate groups of DNA. Quinacrine binds to the adenine-thymine-rich regions. Each chromosome has a characteristic banding pattern that helps to identify them; both chromosomes in a pair will have the same banding pattern.

Karyotypes are arranged with the short arm of the chromosome on top, and the long arm on the bottom. Some karyotypes call the short and long arms p and q, respectively. In addition, the differently stained regions and sub-regions are given numerical designations from proximal to distal on the chromosome arms. For example, Cri du chat syndrome involves a deletion on the short arm of chromosome 5. It is written as 46,XX,5p-. The critical region for this syndrome is deletion of 15.2, which is written as 46,XX,del(5)(p15.2).[1]


[edit] Spectral karyotype (SKY technique)

Spectral karyotype of a human femaleSpectral karyotyping is a molecular cytogenetic technique used to simultaneously visualize all the pairs of chromosomes in an organism in different colors. Fluorescently-labeled probes for each chromosome are made by labeling chromosome-specific DNA with different fluorophores. Because there are a limited number of spectrally-distinct fluorophores, a combinatorial labeling method is used to generate many different colors. Spectral differences generated by combinatorial labeling are captured and analyzed by using an interferometer attached to a fluorescence microscope. Image processing software then assigns a pseudo color to each spectrally different combination, allowing the visualization of the individually colored chromosomes.[2]

This technique is used to identify structural chromosome aberrations in cancer cells and other disease conditions when Giemsa banding or other techniques are not accurate enough.


[edit] Chromosome abnormalities
Main article: Chromosome abnormalities
Chromosome abnormalities can be numerical, as in the presence of extra or missing chromosomes, or structural, as in translocations, inversions, large-scale deletions or duplications. Numerical abnormalities, also known as aneuploidy, often occur as a result of nondisjunction during meiosis in the formation of a gamete; trisomies, in which three copies of a chromosome are present instead of the usual two, are common numerical abnormalities. Structural abnormalities often arise from errors in homologous recombination. Both types of abnormalities can occur in gametes and therefore will be present in all cells of an affected person's body, or they can occur during mitosis and give rise to a genetic mosaic individual who has some normal and some abnormal cells.

Common chromosomal abnormalities that lead to disease include:

Turner syndrome results from a single X chromosome (45, X or 45, X0).
Klinefelter syndrome, the most common male chromosomal disease, otherwise known as 47, XXY is caused by an extra X on sex chromosome 23.
Edwards syndrome is caused by trisomy (three copies) of chromosome 18.
Down syndrome, a common chromosomal disease, is caused by trisomy of chromosome 21.
Patau syndrome is caused by trisomy of chromosome 13.
Also documented are trisomy 8, trisomy 9 and trisomy 16, although the latter generally does not survive to birth.
Some disorders arise from loss of just a piece of one chromosome, including

Cri du chat (cry of the cat), from a truncated short arm on chromosome 5. The name comes from the babies' distinctive cry, caused by abnormal formation of the larynx.
1p36 Deletion syndrome, from the loss of part of the short arm of chromosome 1.
Angelman syndrome – 50% of cases have a segment of the short arm of chromosome 15 missing.
Chromosomal abnormalities can also occur in cancerous cells of an otherwise genetically normal individual; one well-documented example is the Philadelphia chromosome, a translocation mutation commonly associated with chronic myelogenous leukemia and less often with acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Answer 2

Well the basic function of a karyotype is to list all your chrosomes.

Using a karyotype, one can see if there are any chromosomal disorders. This is especially useful for a couple when they having a baby after the lady has crossed the age of 40. Around that age, a female's eggs become old, because unlike the male, female eggs are not made newly everyday. They were made when the lady was a baby in her mommy's uterus. Progressively, the eggs are prone to meiotic nondisjunction, ie. when the chromosomes do not separate properly to produce haploid gametes.

Anyways, as the lady becomes old, so do her eggs, which can cause devastating chromosomal problems (chromosome abnormalities) in her baby. That's why a karyotype is useful to analyze the chromosome make up of the baby before it's born. For example, Down's syndrome is when there are 3 chromosomes of Chromosome 21, instead of the normal 2. Extra or less number of chrosomes is bad for any child.

Common chromosomal abnormalities that lead to disease include:

Turner syndrome results from a single X chromosome (45, X or 45, X0).
Klinefelter syndrome, the most common male chromosomal disease, otherwise known as 47, XXY is caused by an extra X on sex chromosome 23.
Edwards syndrome is caused by trisomy (three copies) of chromosome 18.
Down syndrome, a common chromosomal disease, is caused by trisomy of chromosome 21.
Patau syndrome is caused by trisomy of chromosome 13.
Also documented are trisomy 8, trisomy 9 and trisomy 16, although the latter generally does not survive to birth.
Some disorders arise from loss of just a piece of one chromosome, including

Cri du chat (cry of the cat), from a truncated short arm on chromosome 5. The name comes from the babies' distinctive cry, caused by abnormal formation of the larynx.
1p36 Deletion syndrome, from the loss of part of the short arm of chromosome 1.
Angelman syndrome – 50% of cases have a segment of the short arm of chromosome 15 missing.

Answer 3

The advantages of doing a karyotype are that you do not need to know what you are specifically looking for in advance. All the chromosomes are laid out, and any obvious abnormalities such as deletions and inversions etc are seen. Very small point deletions may not be obvious, and could be missed.
There are more sensitive tests for chromosome abnormalities, such as Fluorescent In-Situ Hybridisation (FISH), but they are only good if you suspect an abnormality, such as Down Syndrome,and can specifically test for it. If you suspect point deletions, these are generally the tests to use.

Answer 4

A karyotype is a photograph of an individual's chromosomes. If the individual suffers from chromosomal abnormalities, such as Down's Syndrome (an extra copy of chromosome 21), this can easily be discerned.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

so you can see abnormalities in the chromosomes.