GC2RVZQ Chromosome 16
Type: Traditional | Size: Micro | Difficulty: | Terrain:
By: Cacheosaurus Rex @ | Hide Date: 04/10/2011 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 45.955 W104° 54.764 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0

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I thought I would share my science geek-ness with you in this geocaching series. I am a Cytogenetic Technologist. Cytogenetics is the study of chromosomes. I diagnose genetic disorders. All 24 caches in this series will be found in a 15ml centrifuge tube. I spin chromosomes in these at work every day!

Mrs. Rex

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Humans normally have 46 chromosomes in each cell, divided into 23 pairs. Two copies of chromosome 16, one copy inherited from each parent, form one of the pairs. Chromosome 16 spans about 89 million base pairs and represents almost 3 percent of the total DNA in cells. Chromosome 16 likely contains between 850 and 1,200 genes. Changes in chromosome 16 are associated with several types of cancer, Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome, and Trisomy 16. Trisomy 16 is the most common genetic reason for first trimester miscarriages.

All information was obtained from: http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov

11/09/2017 By LostinDenver
Branches cut at gz.

07/19/2017 By Daveyandmom
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05/18/2017 By Team_Reilly
Cache is all good! Our GPS was slightly off, but we found it.

05/28/2016 By jasperdakota
No luck with this one

11/29/2015 By robespierre50
Out for another handful of caches, this time around Smith Rd. Quick find here TFTC.