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What does a karyotype show?

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The number and appearance of chromosomes in a cell is called a karyotype.

Sex chromosomes are placed as the last pair of chromosomes.

Karyotype analysis can reveal abnormalities, such as missing chromosomes, extra chromosomes, deletions, duplications, and translocations.

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A karyotype shows chromosomes map to determine if the right number is present and to check if each chromosome is normal.

Explanation:

Karyotyping is a procedure to describe the number and appearance of chromosomes. Karyotype is used to detect the structural abnormality in chromosomes or detect any missing chromosome. This test is used by doctors to detect chromosome abnormalities, in order to help diagnose genetic diseases, some birth defects and certain genetic disorders.

To do a karyotype, a sample of cells from the patient is required. Where the cells come from depends on where you need the examine the chromosomes.

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