Although much is known about karyotypes at the descriptive level, and it is clear that changes in karyotype organization has had effects on the evolutionary course of many species, it is quite unclear what the general significance might be.
Aínda que se sabe moito dos cariotipos a nivel descritivo, e está claro que os cambios na organización do cariotipo tiveron efectos no curso da evolución de moitas especies, non está tan clara a súa significación xeral.