kar|y|o|type

kar|y|o|type
kar|y|o|type «KAR ee oh typ», noun, verb, -typed, -typ|ing. Genetics.
–n.
1. the character of a set of chromosomes as defined by their arrangement, number, size, shape, or other characteristics.
2. a group of chromosome sets having one or more such characteristics in common.
–v.t., v.i.
to classify the chromosome sets of (an organism, species, genus, or other grouping) according to their arrangement, number, size, shape, or other characteristics: »

Two to six weeks of growth are required before the culture is ready to be karyotyped…and examined microscopically to determine the chromosome pattern (Saturday Review).


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