Karyotype Definition
kărē-ə-tīp
karyotyped, karyotypes, karyotyping
noun
The general appearance, including size, number, and shape, of the set of somatic chromosomes.
Webster's New World
A photomicrograph of chromosomes arranged according to a standard classification.
American Heritage Medicine
(genetics) A record of such characteristics, usually photographic.
Wiktionary
verb
To analyze and determine (a karyotype)
Webster's New World
To classify and array (the chromosome complement of an organism or a species) according to the arrangement, number, size, shape, or other characteristics of the chromosomes.
American Heritage
To classify and array the chromosome complement of an organism or a species according to the arrangement, number, size, shape, or other characteristics of the chromosomes.
American Heritage Medicine
To investigate or record such characteristics.
Wiktionary
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Other Word Forms of Karyotype
Noun
Singular:
karyotypeOrigin of Karyotype
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From Russian кариотип (kariotip), corresponding to karyo- + -type.
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