Keywords: Human chromosome 2 ideogram.png en Ideogram of human chromosome 2 Geneticists use diagrams called ideograms as a standard representation for chromosomes Ideograms show a chromosome's relative size and its banding pattern A banding pattern is the characteristic pattern of dark and light bands that appears when a chromosome is stained with a chemical solution and then viewed under a microscope These bands are used to describe the location of genes on each chromosome 2015-06-15 http //ghr nlm nih gov/chromosome/2 U S National Library of Medicine other versions PD-USGov Human chromosome 2 |