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Karyotype

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Noun

1. karyotype

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)

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Karyotype

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noun
1. 
the appearance of the chromosomes in a somatic cell of an individual or species, with reference to their number, size, shape, etc
verb (transitive)
2. 
to determine the karyotype of (a cell)

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Karyotype

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noun
1. 
the general appearance, including size, number, and shape, of the set of somatic chromosomes
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈkaryoˌtyped or ˈkaryoˌtyping
2. 
to analyze and determine (a karyotype)

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Karyotype

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n.
1. The characterization of the chromosomal complement of an individual or a species, including number, form, and size of the chromosomes.
2. A photomicrograph of chromosomes arranged according to a standard classification.
tr.v. kar·y·o·typed, kar·y·o·typ·ing, kar·y·o·types
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.

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