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How can the chromosomes be identified? |
| Answer» \tThe chromosomes differ in their number, size, structure, position of centromere, reactivity to different dyes, etc.\tChromosome are usually identified by staining with suitable dyes that give them a characteristic pattern. This is done after culturing the cells and stopping all of them at particular stage of division called called metaphase and then preparing a slide to veiwunder microscope. Then, karyotype is prepared. Karyotype is the number and appearance of chromosomes in a nucleus of somatic cell. | |