karyotype meaning

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karyotype (noun): the appearance of the chromosomal makeup of a somatic cell in an individual or species (including the number and arrangement and size and structure of the chromosomes).

Definition of karyotype

the appearance of the chromosomal makeup of a somatic cell in an individual or species (including the number and arrangement and size and structure of the chromosomes)
Type of: constitution

karyotype in a sentence

You know, I think I've gone my whole life without observing a single person's karyotype.

Scrabble score: 21 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with KA · words ending in PE · 9-letter words

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