cytogeneticist examine what in karyotype
Cytogenetics, Chromosome Analysis, Karyotype. The study of chromosomes and their abnormalities is known as cytogenetics. Chromosome analysis, or karyotype, refers to the ordered pairing of homologous chromosomes. Chromosome abnormalities constitute a major category of medical genetic disorders.
A karyotype analysis can be used to determine if individuals have abnormal numbers of chromosomes or abnormal-sized chromosomes. These abnormalities can be due to: 1  Nondisjunction: chromosomes did not separate in parental cells, leading to children that have too many or too few copies of chromosomes.