title: Traditional banding of chromosomes for cytogenetic analysis.
abstract: Traditional banding of metaphase chromosomes allows identification of individual chromosomes and detection of gross chromosomal anomalies and abnormal chromosome structures. Giemsa (G) banding is the older and more familiar nonfluorescent technique that produces characteristic banding patterns. DAPI , a fluorescent DNA stain, produces banding patterns similar to those of G-banding and is much simpler to perform.
authors.affiliation: University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Jane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bayani
authors.forename: Jeremy A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Squire
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001399:Azure Stains / Q000494:pharmacology; D002871:Chromosome Banding / Q000379:methods*; D002877:Chromosomes, Human / Q000737:chemistry; D006801:Humans; D007211:Indoles / Q000494:pharmacology; D008677:Metaphase / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D001399:Azure Stains; D007211:Indoles; C007293:DAPI