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Definition of Karyotype

1. Noun. 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).

Definition of Karyotype

1. Noun. (genetics) The observed characteristics (number, type, shape etc) of the chromosomes of an individual or species. ¹

2. Noun. (genetics) A record of such characteristics, usually photographic. ¹

3. Noun. (obsolete) (genetics) A group of individuals or species that have the same chromosomal characteristics. ¹

4. Verb. To investigate or record such characteristics ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Karyotype

1. [v -TYPED, -TYPING, -TYPES]

Medical Definition of Karyotype

1. The complete set of chromosomes of a cell or organism. Used especially for the display prepared from photographs of mitotic chromosomes arranged in homologous pairs. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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