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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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karyotype
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Word definitions in Wikipedia
A karyotype (from Greek κάρυον karyon , "kernel", "seed", or "nucleus", and τύπος typos , "general form") 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 ...
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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)
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context genetics English) The observed characteristics (number, type, shape, etc) of the chromosomes of an individual or species. 2 (context genetics English) A record of such characteristics, usually photographic. 3 (context obsolete genetics English) ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1929, ultimately from Russian kariotip (1922); see karyo- + type .
Usage examples of karyotype.
He had received the results of the endocrinological tests performed at Henry Ford Hospital, and so knew of my XY karyotype, my high plasma testosterone levels, and the absence in my blood of dihydrotestosterone.
She appears to be a happy, healthy girl with no visible signs of tomboyishness, despite her XY karyotype.
They gave Poppy Shelton clearance when they karyotyped the embryo and she celebrated with a party.