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Cells are later taken from the new sample and stained. The laboratory specialist uses a microscope to examine the size, shape, and number of chromosomes in the cell sample. The stained sample is photographed to show the arrangement of the chromosomes. This is called a karyotype. Certain problems can be identified through the number or arrangement of the chromosomes.
Twenty-two of the paired chromosomes are similar in males and females and are called autosomes. In the female, the twenty-third pair consists of two X chromosomes. In the male, the twenty-third pair consists of one X chromosome and one Y chromosome. A karyotype is a pictorial representation of an individual's chromosomes. Cell division and chromosome duplication. The fertilized egg, or zygote, begins as one cell containing forty-six chromosomes, and the number of cells increases by mitosis, a process of cell division that produces new cells containing duplicates of all forty-six chromosomes. The gametes are formed by a process of cell division called meiosis.