karyotype
Cellular chromosome map
A karyotype is the complete set of chromosomes in an organism's cells, arranged and photographed according to size and structure.
The term also refers to the visual representation itself—a chart showing paired chromosomes used to detect abnormalities: The karyotype revealed an extra chromosome 21, indicating Down syndrome.
As a verb, to karyotype is to prepare or analyze such a display.
Replicated chromosome copy
- centromereChromosome's spindle attachment site
- telomereProtective chromosome terminus
- diploidTwo complete chromosome sets
- haploidSingle chromosome complement
trisomy · chromatin · nucleosome · histone · homologous · banding · G-banding · ideogram
Instrument for viewing minute objects
- cytogeneticsChromosome structure and inheritance science
- metaphaseChromosomal equator formation stage
- colchicineGout medication from flowers
- hypotonicLower osmotic pressure
fixation · staining · fluorescence · FISH · spectral · imaging · slide · spread
Organism's total hereditary material
- DNAHereditary code molecule
- genesUnits of heredity
- lociPositions or places
- allelesVariant forms of genes
genotype · phenotype · mutation · polymorphism · recombination · hereditary · congenital · germline
Before birth
- amniocentesisPrenatal diagnostic fluid extraction
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- testingExamining to evaluate
- abnormalityDeviation from expected state
syndrome · translocation · deletion · duplication · inversion · mosaicism · carrier · ultrasound
Movement to another place
- deletionRemoval of content
- duplicationMaking an identical copy
- inversionReversal of position
- breakpointCode execution pause marker
rearrangement · structural · numerical · mosaic · chimera · constitutional · acquired · clonal
chromatid
Replicated chromosome copy
- centromereChromosome's spindle attachment site
- telomereProtective chromosome terminus
- diploidTwo complete chromosome sets
haploid · trisomy · chromatin · nucleosome · histone · homologous · banding · G-banding · ideogram
microscope
Instrument for viewing minute objects
- cytogeneticsChromosome structure and inheritance science
- metaphaseChromosomal equator formation stage
- colchicineGout medication from flowers
hypotonic · fixation · staining · fluorescence · FISH · spectral · imaging · slide · spread · analysis
genome
Organism's total hereditary material
alleles · genotype · phenotype · mutation · polymorphism · recombination · hereditary · congenital · germline · somatic
prenatal
Before birth
- amniocentesisPrenatal diagnostic fluid extraction
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- testingExamining to evaluate
abnormality · syndrome · translocation · deletion · duplication · inversion · mosaicism · carrier · ultrasound · miscarriage
translocation
Movement to another place
- deletionRemoval of content
- duplicationMaking an identical copy
- inversionReversal of position
breakpoint · rearrangement · structural · numerical · mosaic · chimera · constitutional · acquired · clonal · evolution
karyotypeDNA sequence
Ordered nucleotide chain
phenotype · genome sequence · base pair · allele · codon
karyotypephenotype
Observable characteristics of organism