Companies nowadays use informercials to advertise exerything from CDs to skin care products; some late nights it seems like the only thing you can find to watch on TV is an infomercial. 15 people found this helpful. I was not a big fan of the infomercial and decided to go in the other room and have a snack instead.
A karyotype is a picture of all of the chromosomes present in a single one of your cells. A karyotype is a test used to check for chromosomal abnormalities. A karyotype can tell how many chromosomes a person has, as well as detect any errors those chromosomes may have. Normally, a person has 46 chromosomes or 23 pairs.
Karyotype is a test to identify and evaluate the size, shape, and number of chromosomes in a sample of body cells. Results of a karyotype test are usually available within 1 to 2 weeks. There are 46 chromosomes that can be grouped as 22 matching pairs and 1 pair of sex chromosomes (XX for a female and XY for a male).