Diagnostic Cytogenetics Flashcards
These are the importance of cytogenetic analysis.
Prenatal diagnosis, detection of carrier status, and treatment for malignancies and hematologic disorders.
This cytogenetic analysis technique allows visualization of chromosomes under a microscope.
Karyotyping
True or False: Cells being karyotyped is best arrested in their anaphase state.
False, they are best arrested during metaphase.
This is the graphical representation of a karyotype.
Karyogram
These are the types of samples used in karyotyping.
- Peripheral Blood Smear
- Bone Marrow Fluid
- Amniotic Fluid
- Chorionic Villus
- Fibroblasts
- Epithelial Cell via Buccal Smear
These are the reagents used for karyotyping.
- Phytohemagglutinin (PHA)
- Colcemid/Colchicin
- Potassium Chloride Solution
- Methylalcohol and Acetic Acid
- Giemsa Stain Solution
True or False: Mitosis treated with colchicine produces more spindle fibers, faster chromosome movement, and two daughter cells are made.
False, treating with colchicine would produce no spindle fibers, no chromosome movement, and one daughter cell.
This is a sampling procedure involving amniotic fluid to determine genetic abnormality.
Amniocentesis
True or False: Amniocentesis is postnatal diagnostic test procedure.
False, it is a prenatal diagnostic test.
True or False: In amniocentesis, a large amount of amniotic fluid is removed during 10 to 15th week of pregnancy.
False, only a small amount of fluid is removed during 15 to 20th week of pregnancy.
This is a prenatal genetic sampling procedure used in order to confirm or rule out abnormalities.
Chorionic Villus Sampling
True or False: Chorionic villus sampling is done via transcervical or transabdominal procedure.
True
This is the needed number of weeks pregnant in order to perform chorionic villus sampling.
10 to 13th weeks pregnant
This is a staining technique for the chromosomes.
Chromosomal Banding
True or False: Chromosomal banding is comprised of alternating red and blue stripes and appear along its width after being stained.
False, it is comprised of light and dark stripes and appears on its length after being stained.
This molecule is a lightly packed chromatin and enriched in genes.
Euchromatin
True or False: Euchromatins is involved in passive transportation.
False, they are involved in active transportation.
This molecule is tightly packed chromatin with low gene density.
Heterchromatin
This type of heterochromatin is poorly expressed and is located in the centromeres and telomeres for repetitive sequences and transposable elements.
Constitutive Heterochromatin
This type of heterochromatin is compact and silent, flexible and reversible, and expressed n certain cell stages.
Facultative Heterochromatin
This banding technique involved the Giemsa stain.
G-Banding
True or False: G-Banding’s dark bands are in the G-C and light bands on the A-T.
False, the dark bands on the A-T and light bands on the G-C.
True or False: In G-Banding, dark bands are heterochromatic and light bands are euchromatic.
True
This banding technique uses the Giemsa stain with reverse patterns.
R-Banding
True or False: R - Banding’s dark bands are G-C and light bands are A-T.
True
These are the chromatins found in R-Banding’s light and dark bands.
Dark bands possess rich euchromatins and light bands have rich heterochromatins.
This banding technique has a fluorescent pattern and is called the quinacrine stain.
Q - Banding
True or False: In Q-Banding, dark bands are A-T and light bands are G-C.
True