Figure 8.17: Human chromosome 2 contains a Robertsonian translocation that is not present in chimpanzees, gorillas, or orangutans. G-banding reveals that a Robertsonian translocation in a human ancestor switched the long and short arms of the two acrocentric chromosomes that are still found in the other three primates. This translocation created the large metacentric human chromosome 2. Gray connecting lines highlight some, but not all, regions of homology between the chromosomes.