Unraveling The DNA Of Cancer Cells

Explore the fascinating structure of the human genome, featuring 23 chromosomes and DNA's intricate internal rearrangements.

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Round the outer ring are shown the 23 chromosomes of the human genome. The lines in blue, in the third ring, show internal rearrangements, in which a stretch of DNA has been moved from one site to another within the same chromosome. The red lines, in the bull's eye, designate switches of DNA from one chromosome to another.

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