karyotype

IPA: kɛriʌtaɪp

(genetics) The observed characteristics (number, type, shape, etc) of the chromosomes of an individual or species.
(genetics) A record of such characteristics, usually photographic.
(obsolete, genetics) A group of individuals or species that have the same chromosomal characteristics.

Examples of "karyotype" in Sentences

This is impossible if parents have different karyotype.
Serge: "This is impossible if parents have different karyotype."
And if parents have the same karyotype, this is not a speciation at all.
From genetical standpoint, speciation is transition from one karyotype norm to another.
Cancer Cytogenetics Laboratory: tissue biopsies and bone marrow aspirates for karyotype and SNP array.
DNA is bundled inside cells as chromosomes; a karyotype is a representation of all of the chromosomes in a cell.
It is also conceivable that the Homo sapiens karyotype could have independently arisen from different hominid ancestors elsewhere on earth.
So this is the only loophole to overcome meiotic barrier between species and produce a new karyotype which sometimes became the basis for new species.
Evans MI, Klinger KW, Isada NB, Shook D, Holzgreve W, McGuire N, Johnson MP: Rapid prenatal diagnosis by fluorescent in situ hybridization of chorionic villi: an adjunct to long term culture and karyotype.