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karotype

karotype is the misspelling of karyotype.

Meaning of karyotype

Noun

karyotype (plural karyotypes)

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

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Questions about karotype

What is karotype the misspelling of?
Karotype is the misspelling of karyotype.

Words near karotype in the dictionary

  1. karoro
  2. karoros
  3. karoshi
  4. kaross
  5. karosses
  6. karotype
  7. Karow
  8. Karows
  9. karozzin
  10. karozzini
  11. karozzins

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Adapted from Wiktionary: karotype (page history and authors); karyotype (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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