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Investigative Techniques > Genetic Techniques > Cytogenetic Analysis > Chromosome Banding
... > Diagnosis > Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures > Clinical Laboratory Techniques > Cytological Techniques > Cytogenetic Analysis > Chromosome Banding
Investigative Techniques > Clinical Laboratory Techniques > Cytological Techniques > Cytogenetic Analysis > Chromosome Banding
... > Diagnosis > Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures > Clinical Laboratory Techniques > Histological Techniques > Histocytological Preparation Techniques > Staining and Labeling > Chromosome Banding
... > Investigative Techniques > Clinical Laboratory Techniques > Histological Techniques > Histocytological Preparation Techniques > Staining and Labeling > Chromosome Banding
... > Diagnosis > Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures > Clinical Laboratory Techniques > Cytological Techniques > Histocytological Preparation Techniques > Staining and Labeling > Chromosome Banding
... > Investigative Techniques > Clinical Laboratory Techniques > Cytological Techniques > Histocytological Preparation Techniques > Staining and Labeling > Chromosome Banding

Preferred term

Chromosome Banding  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Staining of bands, or chromosome segments, allowing the precise identification of individual chromosomes or parts of chromosomes. Applications include the determination of chromosome rearrangements in malformation syndromes and cancer, the chemistry of chromosome segments, chromosome changes during evolution, and, in conjunction with cell hybridization studies, chromosome mapping.

Broader concept

Synonym(s)

  • Banding, Chromosome

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-PTVZ67NN-7

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