Chantal Farra, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Cynthia C Morton, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Published online: April 2007
DOI: 10.1002/9780470015902.a0005824.pub2
Human chromosome 15 is an acrocentric chromosome that contains approximately 3% of the genetic material in the genome. Although comparatively gene-poor, it contains a ribosomal ribonucleic acid (rRNA) gene cluster and a number of imprinted genes.
Keywords: chromosome 15; acrocentric chromosome; rRNA genes; imprinted genes; Robertsonian translocations
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