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Abstract
Staining of bands, or chromosome segments, allowing the precise identification of individual chromosomes or parts of chromosomes. Applications include the determination of chromosome rearrangements in malformation syndromes and cancer, the chemistry of chromosome segments, chromosome changes during evolution, and, in conjunction with cell hybridization studies, chromosome mapping.
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- Banding, Chromosome
- Bandings, Chromosome
- Chromosome Bandings
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Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, ethics, history, instrumentation, methods, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends, veterinary.
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- Chromosome Aberrations (1968-1978)
- Chromosomes (1966-1978)
- Staining (1966-1978)
- specific chromosome (1966-1978)
- specific dye (1966-1978)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Chromosome Banding. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002871. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002871
- Chromosome Banding. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q73211488