See Also: centromere banding stain(medicine)
G-banding stain(medicine)
R-banding stain(medicine)
C-banding stain(medicine)
telomeric R-banding stain(medicine)
trypsin G-banding stain(medicine)
quinacrine chromosome banding stain(medicine)
Giemsa chromosome banding stain(medicine)
centromere(encyclopedia)
centromere(medicine)

centromere banding stain (medicine)


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C-banding stain
<technique> A selective chromosome banding stain used in human cytogenetics, employing Giemsa stain after most of the DNA is denatured or extracted by treatment with alkali, acid, salt, or heat; only heterochromatic regions close to the centromeres and rich in satellite DNA stain, with the exception of the Y chromosome whose long arm usually stains throughout.

Synonym: centromere banding stain.