KARYOTYPE ANALYSIS Flashcards
1
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What is karyotype analysis ?
A
All the members of a species of plants or animals are characterized on the basis of the set of chromosome which have certain feature .
2
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What are the certain features including ?
A
- Number of the chromosome
- Relative size
- Position of the centromere
- Length of the arm
- Secondary constriction
- Satellites
3
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What is the karyotypes of the species ?
A
All such feature by which the particular set of the chromosome can be identified is called karyotypes of species.
4
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What is ideogram ?
A
It is the diagrammatic representation of the karyotype of a species is called ideogram.
Where the chromosomes of the organism are ordered in a series of decreasing order.
