Medical Definition of Centromere banding stain
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A selective chromosome banding stain used in human cytogenetics, employing Giemsa stain after most of the DNA is denatured or extracted by treatment with alkali, acid, salt, or heat; only heterochromatic regions close to the centromeres and rich in satellite DNA stain, with the exception of the Y chromosome whose long arm usually stains throughout.
Synonym: centromere banding stain.
(05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Centromere Banding Stain
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