karyoscope

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noun

A device that images a stained chromosome in order to visualize gene copy number alterations

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Meanings

nounkaryoscope (plural karyoscopes)

plural karyoscopes

  1. biologyA device that images a stained chromosome in order to visualize gene copy number alterations

Origin

From karyo- + -scope.

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APA

karyoscope. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/karyoscope

MLA

“karyoscope.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/karyoscope. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “karyoscope,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/karyoscope.

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