Chromosome Band

Preferred Label : Chromosome Band;

NCIt synonyms : Chromosomal Band; Chromosomal Bands;

NCIt related terms : band; cytoband;

NCIt definition : Chromosomal bands observed after staining with specific dyes. The band pattern is the result of differential interactions between the dye and nonadjacent chromosomal regions.;

Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: When chromosomes at a particular stage in cell division are stained using one of several laboratory techniques, a specific pattern of light and dark stripes (bands) appears when the chromosomes are viewed through a microscope; the banding pattern assists in assigning each chromosome its particular number and evaluating its structure.;

Codes from synonyms : CDR0000460129;

Details

Origin ID

C13432;

UMLS CUI

C1521913;

Anatomic structure is physical part of
- Cell [NCIt concept]
- Chromosome [NCIt concept]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- A band [GO term]
- A band (cell structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Band (qualifier value) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Band, device (physical object) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Banding [LOINC method]
- Banding (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- a band [SNOMED Notion]
- band [SNOMED Notion]
- bandages [MeSH Descriptor]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Chromosome banding [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- chromosome banding [MeSH Descriptor]
- chromosome banding [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Cell Component [UMLS semantic type]
concept_is_in_subset
- GDC Property Terminology [NCIt concept]
- GDC Terminology [NCIt concept]

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