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Introduction

Summary

A karyotype is an ordered display of an individual’s chromosomes. A karyotype provides information about the number of chromosomes as well as  about abnormalities in the chromosome structure. Amniocentesis is a technique for withdrawing  fetal cells from which chromosomes can be extracted.

Goals

• To understand the principle of amniocentesis.
• To identify the main steps used in the the karyotyping procedure.
• To understand why one might be interested in analysing a karyotype.

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Amniotic-fluid chromosomes mitosis colchicines Karyotype Echography Ultrasound-image fetus