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Pronunciation: kar′ē-ō-tīp
Definition: The chromosome characteristics of an individual cell or of a cell line arranged in descending order of size and according to the position of the centromere. Usually presented as a systematized array of metaphase chromosomes from a photomicrograph of a single cell nucleus.
Synonym(s): idiogram1, karyogram
[karyo- + G. typos, model]
Examples: glitazone, GI cocktail, etc.
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