Interactive Karyotype Activity 🆕 🔖
Interactive Karyotype Activity
Overview
An Interactive Karyotype Activity is a hands-on, digital learning module that helps students learn chromosome structure, identify chromosomal abnormalities, and practice karyotyping skills using virtual tools. It combines microscopy images, drag-and-drop chromosome pairing, automated analysis hints, and assessment prompts to make cytogenetics accessible in classroom and remote-learning settings.
/* UNSORTED AREA (patient sample) */
.unsorted-area
flex: 1.2;
min-width: 260px;
background: #fef9e8;
border-radius: 1.5rem;
padding: 1rem;
box-shadow: inset 0 1px 4px #0001, 0 8px 20px rgba(0,0,0,0.05);
border: 1px solid #ffecb3;
function createSlotElement(slotNumber, slotChromosomes, isSex = false)
const slot = document.createElement('div');
slot.className = 'karyo-slot';
if (isSex) slot.setAttribute('data-slot-type', 'sex');
slot.setAttribute('data-slot-id', slotNumber);
slot.setAttribute('dropzone', 'move');
slot.innerHTML = `<div class="slot-label">$isSex ? 'Sex Chromosomes (23)' : `Pair $slotNumber`</div>`;
const chromosomesContainer = document.createElement('div');
chromosomesContainer.style.display = 'flex';
chromosomesContainer.style.flexWrap = 'wrap';
chromosomesContainer.style.gap = '6px';
chromosomesContainer.style.justifyContent = 'center';
chromosomesContainer.style.marginTop = '6px';
- National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI): Provides an interactive karyotype activity, where students can create a karyotype using simulated chromosomes.
- Karyotype puzzle: A free online game where students arrange chromosomes to create a karyotype.
- McGraw-Hill's Interactive Karyotype: An online activity that allows students to create a karyotype and analyze genetic disorders.
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