Look up: karyotype

1. Karyotype
   All of the chromosomes in a cell or an individual organism, visible through a microsope during cell division.
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2. karyotype
   The chromosomal constitution of a eukaryotic cell in terms of the number, size amd morphology of the chromosomes at metaphase.
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3. karyotype
   [n] - the appearance of the chromosomal makeup of a somatic cell in an individual or species (including the number and arrangement and size and structure of the chromosomes)
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4. karyotype
   the number, form and size of chromosomes in a cell nucleus
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5. Karyotype
   Karyotype: A standard arrangement of the chromosome complement done for chromosome analysis. For example, a normal human female karyotype would have 22 pairs of autosomes (non-sex chromosomes) arranged in numerical order together with two X chromosomes. The term 'karyogram' is a less used synonym for a karyotype. Common Misspellings: karyogram
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6. karyotype
   The complete set of chromosomes of a cell or organism. Used especially for the display prepared from photographs of mitotic chromosomes arranged in homologous pairs.
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7. karyotype
   <genetics> The complete set of chromosomes of a cell or organism. Used especially for the display prepared from photographs of mitotic chromosomes arranged in homologous pairs. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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8. karyotype
   noun the appearance of the chromosomal makeup of a somatic cell in an individual or species (including the number and arrangement and size and structure of the chromosomes)
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9. karyotype
   (kar´e-o-tīp) the full set of chromosomes in a cell nucleus; by extension, the photomicrograph of chromosomes arranged according to a standard classification. See also karyotyping. adj., karyotyp´ic, adj. .
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10. karyotype
    (from the article `diagnosis`) Chemical, radiological, histopathologic, and electrodiagnostic procedures can diagnose basic defects in patients suspected of genetic disease. These ... To obtain a person`s karyotype, laboratory technicians grow human cells in tissue culture media. After being stained and sorted, the chromosomes are ... ...
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11. karyotype
    A photomicrograph of an individuals chromosomes arranged in a standard format showing the number, size, and shape of each chromosome type; used in low- resolution physical mapping to correlate gross chromosomal abnormalities with the characteristics of specific diseases.
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12. Karyotype
    A photomicrograph of an individual's chromosomes arranged in a standard format showing the number, size, and shape of each chromosome type; used in low-resolution physical mapping to correlate gross chromosomal abnormalities with the characteristics of specific diseases.
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13. Karyotype
    A picture of an individuals chromosomes that allows healthcare providers to determine if large abnormalities are present. A karyotype is created by staining the chromosomes with dye and photographing them through a microscope.
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14. karyotype
    Type: Term Pronunciation: kar′ē-ō-tīp Definitions: 1. The chromosome characteristics of an individual cell or of a cell line arranged in descending order of size and according to the position of the centromere. Usually presented as a systematized array of metaphase chromosomes f...
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15. karyotype
    In biology, the set of chromosomes characteristic of a given species. It is described as the number, shape, and size of the chromosomes in a single cell of an organism. In humans, for example, the karyotype consists of 46 chromosomes, in mice 40, crayfish 200, and in fruit flies 8. The diagrammatic r...
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16. KARYOTYPE
    A magnified photographic array of the chromosomes derived from an individual cell.
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17. Karyotype
    A complete set of human chromosomes.
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18. Karyotype
    A `karyotype` is the number and appearance of chromosomes in the nucleus of a eukaryotic cell. The term is also used for the complete set of chromosomes in a species, or an individual organism.<ref name="White2">White M.J.D. 1973. The chromosomes. 6th ed, Chapman & Hall, Lond...
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