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karyotype

UK/ˈkaɹɪə(ʊ)taɪp/

karyotype noun: the observed characteristics (number, type, shape, etc) of the chromosomes of an individual or species.

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.

Verb

karyotype (third-person singular simple present karyotypes, present participle karyotyping, simple past and past participle karyotyped)

  1. (transitive) To investigate or record such characteristics.

karyotype meaning in Tamil and Kannada

karyotype in Tamil

மரபுத்திரி அமைப்பு, கருவகை, கரியாட்டைப், உட்கருவகை, அளவு, வடிவம்

karyotype in Kannada

ಕ್ಯಾರ್ಯೊಮಾದರಿ

Forms of karyotype

Noun
pluralkaryotypes
Verb
third-person singular presentkaryotypes
present participlekaryotyping
past participlekaryotyped
pastkaryotyped

Origin of karyotype

Borrowed from Russian кариотип (kariotip), equivalent to karyo- + -type.

Words formed from karyotype

Questions about karyotype

What does karyotype mean?
Karyotype means the observed characteristics (number, type, shape, etc) of the chromosomes of an individual or species.
What is karyotype in Tamil?
Karyotype in Tamil is மரபுத்திரி அமைப்பு, கருவகை, கரியாட்டைப். See Karyotype meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is karyotype?
Karyotype can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce karyotype?
Karyotype is pronounced /ˈkaɹɪə(ʊ)taɪp/ (UK).
What is the plural of karyotype?
The plural of karyotype is karyotypes.

Words near karyotype in the dictionary

  1. karyotes
  2. karyotheca
  3. karyothecal
  4. karyothecas
  5. karyotin
  6. karyotype
  7. karyotyped
  8. karyotypes
  9. karyotypic
  10. karyotypical
  11. karyotypically

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Adapted from Wiktionary: karyotype (page history and authors); karyotype (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); karyotype (Kannada Wiktionary) (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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