karyotype noun & verb. ['karɪǝtʌɪp] E20.
[from KARYO- + -TYPE.]
Biology.
A. noun.
1. The chromosomal constitution of a cell (and hence of an individual, species, etc.) represented by the number, size, shape, etc., of the chromosomes (usu. as at metaphase). E20.

2. A systematized (esp. photographic) representation of the chromosomes of a cell or cells. M20.
b. verb trans. Determine or investigate the karyotype of (a cell, species, etc.). M20.

■ karyo'typic,

■ karyo'typical adjectives of or pertaining to a karyotype M20.

■ karyo'typically adverb. M20.

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