What is Karyotyping?- Definition, Steps, Process, and Advantages
“A karyotyping is a process of preparing, arranging, categorizing chromosomes using cell culture technique.”
5p deletion syndrome: Why do they cry like a cat?
5p deletion syndrome also known as cri du chat syndrome occurs by a deletion on the p arm of chromosome 5, patients cry like a …
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Chromosome 2: Genes, Abnormalities and Disorders
Chromosome number 2 is among the 23 pairs of the human chromosome, a submetacentric chromosome with a length of 242, 193,529 bp in length having …
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Importance of Metaphase Chromosomes in Karyotyping
Metaphase chromosomes are often known as metaphase plates or “meta’s” only in technical terms, have significant importance in genetic research, especially in cytogenetics and karyotyping …
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Are Chromosomal/ karyotyping Abnormalities Permanent or Temporary?
Any diagnostic reports that indicate to us regarding the problem with genetics and chromosomes the first and foremost thing that comes to our mind is …
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Investigating a Karyotype of 3q29 Microdeletion Syndrome
The 3q29 deletion syndrome occurs by deletion of some portion from the q arm of chromosome 3 results in phenotypic alterations. Chromosome 3 is the …
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Common Clinical Karyotyping FAQs
Karyotyping is a common clinical genetic technique to observe and investigate chromosomes. Scientists using the technique for a long time, though not less known. The …
What is a Dicentric Chromosome?- Definition, Cause, Consequences
The dicentric chromosome is a highly uncommon event that occurs in the genome which causes genomic instability and cancer. We have written many articles on …
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What Disorders are caused by the Double Monosomy?
Double monosomy is the aberrant chromosomal condition commonly found in the plant genome but so rare in the human genome. Chromosomal aberrations or defects we …
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