C-banding stain

C-band·ing stain

a selective chromosome banding stain used in human cytogenetics, employing Giemsa stain after most of the DNA is denatured or extracted by treatment with alkali, acid, salt, or heat; only heterochromatic regions close to the centromeres and rich in satellite DNA stain, except for the Y chromosome its long arm usually stains throughout. Synonym(s): centromere banding stain

C-band·ing stain

(band'ing stān) A selective chromosome banding stain used in human cytogenetics, employing Giemsa stain after most of the DNA is denatured or extracted by treatment with alkali, acid, salt, or heat; only heterochromatic regions close to the centromeres and rich in satellite DNA stain, with the exception of the Y chromosome, the long arm of which usually stains throughout.