Banding technique most commonly employed for cytogenetic analysis
G-banding (most common) R-banding Q-banding C-banding T-banding G stands for Giemsa R stands for "reverse" Q stands for Quinacrine Fluoroescent dye C stands for Constitutive heterochromatin or Centromere T stands for telomeres to produce a visible karyotype Dark regions are heterochromatin (AT) Light regions are Euchromatin (GC) Dark regions are euchromatin Bright regions are heterochromatin
G banding
C banding
R banding
Q banding
Techniques in molecular biology