A karyotype is the number and physical appearance ... and then applying the sample to a slide. A colored dye then stains the sample to help visualize the distinct banding patterns of each ...

Today, most karyotypes are stained with Giemsa dye ... which tend to be AT-rich DNA and relatively gene-poor, stain more darkly in G-banding. In contrast, less condensed chromatin—which tends ...

Karyotype tests take a close look at the chromosomes inside your cells to see if anything about them is unusual. They’re often done during pregnancy to spot problems with the baby. This type ...

The term "karyotype" refers to the chromosomal pattern inside the nucleus of an animal cell (eukaryote), as well as to describes the set of chromosomes in a species or in an individual organism.

Unlike karyotype analysis, microarray analysis does not require live cells, and it detects small deletions and duplications called copy-number variants. The Stillbirth Collaborative Research ...

It was associated with a wide spectrum of morphologic subtypes of the disease, a normal karyotype, and responsiveness to induction chemotherapy, but not with recurrent genetic abnormalities.