karyotype: Meaning and Definition of

kar•y•o•type

Pronunciation: (kar'ē-u-tīp"), [key]
— n. Genetics.
  1. the chromosomes of a cell, usually displayed as a systematized arrangement of chromosome pairs in descending order of size.
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