Table 2 The 23 pairs of chromosomes in the human genome (source: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov).
From: Simulation of early DNA damage after the irradiation of a fibroblast cell nucleus using Geant4-DNA
Pairs of chromosomes | Chromosomes | Number of domains |
|---|---|---|
1 | 1–2 | 2 × 250 |
2 | 3–4 | 2 × 242 |
3 | 5–6 | 2 × 198 |
4 | 7–8 | 2 × 190 |
5 | 9–10 | 2 × 182 |
6 | 11–12 | 2 × 171 |
7 | 13–14 | 2 × 159 |
8 | 15–16 | 2 × 145 |
9 | 17–18 | 2 × 138 |
10 | 19–20 | 2 × 134 |
11 | 21–22 | 2 × 135 |
12 | 23–24 | 2 × 133 |
13 | 25–26 | 2 × 114 |
14 | 27–28 | 2 × 107 |
15 | 29–30 | 2 × 102 |
16 | 31–32 | 2 × 90 |
17 | 33–34 | 2 × 83 |
18 | 35–36 | 2 × 80 |
19 | 37–38 | 2 × 59 |
20 | 39–40 | 2 × 64 |
21 | 41–42 | 2 × 47 |
22 | 43–44 | 2 × 51 |
23 | X | 156 |
23 | Y | 57 |
