karyotype

karyotype /karyo·type/ (-tīp″) the chromosomal constitution of the cell nucleus; by extension, the photomicrograph of chromosomes arranged according to the Denver classification.

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kar·y·o·type (kr--tp) n. 1. The characterization of the chromosomal complement of an individual or a species, including number, form, and size of the chromosomes. 2. A photomicrograph of chromosomes arranged according to a standard classification. v. To classify and array the chromosome complement of an organism or a species according to the arrangement, number, size, shape, or other characteristics of the chromosomes.

karyotype of a normal human cell

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Karyotype

A standard arrangement of photographic or computer-generated images of chromosome pairs from a cell in ascending numerical order, from largest to smallest.

Mentioned in: Down Syndrome, Genetic Testing

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karyotype

[ker′ē·ətīp′]

Etymology: Gk, karyon + typos, mark

1 the number, form, size, and arrangement within the nucleus of the somatic chromosomes of an individual or species, as determined by a microphotograph taken during metaphase of mitosis.

2 a diagrammatic representation of the chromosome complement of an individual or species, in which the chromosomes are arranged in pairs in descending order of size and according to the position of the centromere. See also chromosome, Denver classification, idiogram. karyotypic, adj.

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karyotype

(ker´ēōtīp)
n the chromosomal arrangement of a single cell. The schematic representation of an individual's chromosomes, arranged in pairs according to number, form, and size.

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karyotype

the chromosomal constitution of the cell nucleus; by extension, the photomicrograph of chromosomes arranged in numerical order.