[Polymorphisms of the human chromosome no. 15 (author's transl)].

The short arm of the human chromosome No. 15 is composed of various heterochromatic regions. By using silver staining, mithramycin, Da-DAPI and quinacrine mustard fluorescence staining at least 5 different regions may be differentiated. All these components show independent heteromorphisms allowing easy individual identification of a given chromosome No. 15. These features may be useful for studies on heredity including affiliation cases.