Giemsa stain
A complex of stains specific for the phosphate groups of DNA. See also Giemsa banding.
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Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) ...
G-banding is obtained with Giemsa stain following digestion of chromosomes with trypsin. It yields a series of lightly and darkly stained bands - the dark regions tend to be heterochromatic, late-replicating and AT rich.
Bands are produced by staining with Giemsa stain after pretreating chromosomes with trypsin. Each homologous chromosome pair has a unique pattern of g-bands, enabling recognition of particular chromosomes.
G bands The pattern of dark and light coloured Giemsa stained bands on metaphase chromosomes. See Giemsa banding ...
 See also: Cells, Character, DNA, Human, Chromosome
  
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