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11 years ago
How can a karyotype be used to determine if an individual is exposed to disease?
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11 years ago
Specifically, no.
The karyotype can sometimes be used to determine if the individual is a carrier for certain genetic diseases that involve broken, missing, or extra chromosomes. NOT mutations.
Specific staining techniques can test for mutations but they are NOT part of a karyotype.
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