Topic: Chromosome Stain
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What is the need of staining chromosomes?
Two needs: one is to make them 'stand-out' from their background - or backdrop - ; and second is to make them distinguishable amongst themselves. Read More »
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What chemical are chromosomes stained with?
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What color are the chromosomes stained in a onion cell?
The color of the chromosomes stained in a onion cell is usually a deep purple. Read More »
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Karyogram of human male using Giemsa staining. The study of whole sets of chromosomes is sometimes known as karyology. The chromosomes are depicted ... More »
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Giemsais the most common stain used to see banding patterns in chromosomes Read More »
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A dye, often Giemsa (G-banding), less frequently Quinacrine, is very used to stain bands on the chromosomes. Giemsa is specific for the phosphate groups of DNA. Quinacrine binds to the adenine-thymine-rich regions. Each chromosome has a cha... Read More »
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Depends on what you want to do! there are dozens of ways of staining chromosomes. Roughly, if you need a banding pattern (in order to be able to tell the chromosomes apart): Q banding: chromosomes are stained with a fluorescent dye such as ... Read More »
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We always used crystal violet. Source(s): MS in biology Read More »
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I've actually done a Periodic acid Schiff stain before. The premise is that the P. acid oxidizes any side-by-side hydroxyl groups to aldehydes. The Schiff Stain hits aldehydes and forms that well-known pink color. Great for searching for gl... Read More »
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