Question

How do you Identify chromosomes?

Answer 1

Identifying chromosomes:

1. Animal and plant cell nuclei contain thread-like structures called chromosomes.
2. Giemsa banding is a cytogenetic technique that produces a visible karyotype by staining condensed chromosomes.
3. The photographic representation of the whole chromosomal complement is beneficial for diagnosing genetic disorders.
4. A karyotype is a collection of a species chromosomes.
5. Karyotyping is used to identify chromosomal abnormalities.
6. The size, centromere position, and banding pattern of chromosomes can all be used to identify them.
7. Based on the position of the centromere, chromosomes are classified as Metacentric, Telocentric, or Acrocentric.
8. The centromere is located differently on each chromosome.
9. A centromere is found in the center of metacentric chromosomes, a chromomere is found at the end of telocentric chromosomes, and a chromomere is found near the end of acrocentric chromosomes.