Chromosomal Karyotype Flashcards
Diagnoses disorders from a missing/additional chromosome
Chromosomal Karyotype
Chromosome Labeling
n (p/q) r.b
Sample taken from the fluid of the amniotic sac
Amniocentesis
Sample taken from the fetal tissue that forms part of the placenta
Chorionic Villus Sampling
What phase of mitosis are chromosomes viewed under Light Microscopy
Metaphase
Traditional types of staining
G-Baning
Q-Banding
R-Banding
Classic method of staining
Homogenous staining by Giemsa
Dark stained bands in G-bands
Adenine-Tyrosine
Pale stained bands in G-bands
Guanine-Cytosine
Dark stained bands in R-bands
Guanine-Cytosine
Pale stained bands in R-bands
Adenine-Tyrosine
Transcriptionally inactive part of chromosome
Telomere
Transcriptionally active part of chromosome
Euchromatin
Dark stained in C-banding
Resistant heterochromatin
Pale stained in C-banding
Euchromatin parts
Stops mitosis in metaphase
Colcemid / Colchine
Stimulate mitosis when making a Karyotype
Phytohemagglutinin
Technique that hybridizes a DNA nuclei acid probe to a target DNA sequence contained w/in a cell nucleus
Fluorescence In-Situ Hybridization