In each human cell, there are 23 pairs of chromosomes. If all of our 23 pairs of chromosomes are normal, we are born healthy. However if any one of our chromosomes has an abnormal structure, or if there is a change in the number of chromosomes in a pair, then this leads to a genetic disorder.

After much research on the area of chromosome abnormalities, my aim was to create a piece of design which simplified this complicated subject. In order to do this I chose to represent chromosomes through the letters of the alphabet.
By lifting the squares from the top layer (which shows a 'normal' set of chromosomes') a chromosome with an abnormality is revealed. The abnormality can either change the structure of the letter (as it would do to a real chromosomes) or it can cause abnormal numbers of chromosomes in a pair. On the reverse of the square, information is given on the syndrome that is caused by that particual chromosome abnormality.