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karyotype

ka·ryo·type

UK/ˈkaɹɪə(ʊ)taɪp/ uncommon obsolete

noun

1.

the appearance of the chromosomal makeup of a somatic cell in an individual or species (including the number and arrangement and size and structure of the chromosomes)

Origin

Borrowed from Russian кариотип (kariotip), equivalent to karyo- + -type.

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