Karyotyping is the process of sorting and identifying chromosomes to detect changes in their shape, size, and gene positions. It produces a karyotype, which is an ordered display of all the chromosomes in an organism arranged in homologous pairs. A karyotype allows determination of an organism's sex and detection of chromosomal abnormalities associated with some inherited defects.

10. KARYOTYPING
process of sorting and
identifying chromosomes
to detect changes in its
shape, size, and gene
positions
Types of Chromosomes:
-- autosomes
-- sex chromosomes

11. an ordered display or diagram of the
full set of an organism’s
chromosomes arranged in
homologous pairs
Karyotype
allows the determination of the sex of an
organism and the detection of
chromosomal abnormalities that are
associated with some inherited defects