(April 2014) In law and government, de jure (/deÉª ËdÊÊrÉª/; Latin: de iure, in law) describes practices that are legally recognized by official laws. In contrast, de facto (in fact or in practice) describes situations that are generally known to exist in reality, even if not legally authorized.
Only a portion of them are chromosome abnormalities. Single gene disorders are conditions that are caused by a change in a single gene. Because there are thousands of genes, there are thousands of single gene disorders. This group of disorders cannot be diagnosed by a karyotype.
This exercise is designed as an introduction to genetic studies on humans. Karyotyping is one of many techniques that allow us to look for several thousand possible genetic diseases in humans. You will evaluate 3 patients' case histories, complete their karyotypes, and diagnose any missing or extra chromosomes.