karyotype
ka·ryo·type
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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