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karyotype) The characteristics, or karyotype, of the chromosomes vary according to species. The kangaroo has 12 chromosomes, the hawkweed has 8, and a human being has 46. In biology, the set of chromosomes characteristic of a given species. It is described as the number, shape, and size of the chromosomes in a single cell of an organism. In humans, for example, the karyotype consists of 46 chromosomes, in mice 40, crayfish 200, and in fruit flies 8. The diagrammatic representation of a complete chromosome set is called a karyogram. |
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9,19,20) Most pathologists consider WDLs and ALTs to be identical on the basis of histologic patterns and karyotypic findings. However, it is unlikely because the sustained nontumorigenic phenotype of HaCaT cells during long-term propagation is well associated with their preserved chromosomal balance demonstrated by karyotypic and CGH analysis (Boukamp et al. The same phenotypic and karyotypic methods as the first patient were used to identify the isolate. |
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