Chromosome 17 (human)

Chromosome 17 (human)

Pair of human chromosome 17 (after G-banding).
One is from mother, one is from father.

Chromosome 17 pair in human male karyogram.
Features
Length (bp) 83,257,441
Number of genes 2,010
Type Autosome
Centromere position Submetacentric [1]
Identifiers
RefSeq NC_000017
GenBank CM000679
Map of Chromosome 17
Ideogram of human chromosome 17. Mbp means mega base pair. See locus for other notation.

Chromosome 17 is one of the 23 pairs of chromosomes in humans. People normally have two copies of this chromosome. Chromosome 17 spans more than 83 million base pairs (the building material of DNA) and represents between 2.5 and 3% of the total DNA in cells.

Identifying genes on each chromosome is an active area of genetic research. Because researchers use different approaches to predict the number of genes on each chromosome, the estimated number of genes varies. Chromosome 17 likely contains between 1,200 and 1,500 genes. It also contains the Homeobox B gene cluster.

Genes

The following are some of the genes and their corresponding Cytogenetic location on chromosome 17:

q-arm

p-arm

Diseases and disorders

The following diseases are related to genes on chromosome 17:

References

  1. "Table 2.3: Human chromosome groups". Human Molecular Genetics (2nd ed.). Garland Science. 1999.
  2. "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder". An Online Catalog of Human Genes and Genetic Disorders.
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