Chromosome 15 Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 4/10/2011
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

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 15, one copy inherited from each parent, form one of the pairs. Chromosome 15 spans about 100 million base pairs and represents more than 3 percent of the total DNA in cells. Chromosome 15 likely contains between 650 and 1,000 genes. Changes in chromosome 15 are associated with Angelman syndrome and Prader-Willi syndrome. Both of these syndromes are the result of inheriting both copies of chromosome 15 from one parent. In Angelman syndrome, both copies come from the mother, and in Prader-Willi syndrome, both copies come from the father.

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

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Gerr - chyy qbja.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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