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C-banding stain

a selective chromosome banding stain used in human cytogenetics, employing Giemsa stain after most of the DNA is denatured or extracted by treatment with alkali, acid, salt, or heat; only heterochromatic regions close to the centromeres and rich in satellite DNA stain, except for the Y chromosome its long arm usually stains throughout.

Synonym(s): centromere banding stain

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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