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Karyotype

Picture of all the chromosomes a person has

Chromosomes numbered

Large to small

Which are out of order

21 and 22

Euploid

Correct number of chromosomes

Anaploid

Don’t have any correct number of chromosomes

Monosomy

Only 1 of a chromosomes

Trisomy 13

Patau syndrome

Trisomy 18

Edward’s syndrome

Trisomy 21

Down syndrome

BARR Bodies

Inactive X chromosomes