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Encyclopedia > Giemsa

A complex of stains specific for the phosphate groups of DNA. Used in Giemsa banding (or G-banding) to stain chromosomes and often used to create a karyotype.It is used to identify chromosomal aberrations like translocations and interchanges etc. Space-filling model of a section of DNA molecule Deoxyribose nucleic acid (DNA) is a nucleic acid that contains the genetic instructions specifying the biological development of all cellular forms of life (and many viruses). ... Figure 1: Chromosome. ... Karyogram of human female A karyotype is the complete set of all chromosomes of a cell of any living organism. ...


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Giemsa stain, named after Gustav Giemsa, an early malariologist, is used for the histopathological diagnosis of malaria and other parasites.
Giemsa stain is used in Giemsa banding, commonly called G-banding, to stain chromosomes and often used to create a karyotype.
Giemsa stain is a classical blood film stain for peripheral blood smears and bone marrow specimens.
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