Intensity heteromorphisms of human chromosome 15p by DA/DAPI technique.
We suggest that the short arms of human chromosome 15 (15p) exhibit intensity heteromorphisms by DA/DAPI technique. A method for classification of variable intensities is proposed. The different intensities can be classified into at least five classes. They are: negative, pale, medium, intense, and brilliant. Therefore we suggest that 15p is not always positive by DA/DAPI technique. The present findings reveal that the heteromorphism on 15p is far greater than previously thought.
D002871:Chromosome Banding; D002901:Chromosomes, Human, 13-15 / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D004214:Distamycins; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D006801:Humans; D007211:Indoles; D007621:Karyotyping; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D013194:Staining and Labeling
D004214:Distamycins; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D007211:Indoles; C007293:DAPI; C030000:stallimycin