Table of Contents

Historical Introduction; Normal Chromosomes; Symbols and Abbreviated Terms; Karyotype Designation; Uncertainty in Chromosome or Band Designation; Order of Chromosome Abnormalities in the Karyotype; Normal Variable Chromosome Features; Numerical Chromosome Abnormalities; Structural Chromosome Rearrangements; Chromosome Breakage; Neoplasia; Meiotic Chromosomes; In situ Hybridization; Microarrays; Region-Specific Assays.