This chromosome accounts for approximately five person of the human genome and is associated with several genetic disorders, including Williams Syndrome.

https://www.genome.gov/sites/default/files/media/files/2023-07/Chromosome7_News_Release_Redacted.pdf This July marks 25 years since an important milestone was reached in the Human Genome Project. That month, a team of researchers at the NHGRI, led by our current director Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., announced the completion of a physical map of Chromosome 7. This chromosome accounts for approximately five person of the human genome and is associated with several genetic disorders, including Williams Syndrome.