Why the name change? Genea - World leaders in fertility. Find
out more This happens very occasionally. The main reason is that
the cells are taking a bit longer to grow in culture. Just like
we all show differences in our height or weight, cells can also
differ in how quickly they grow. Other times we do not get
enough cells to look at initially and we need to grow more. The
extra culture time does not mean that there will necessarily be
a problem with your result. Cytogenetics is the study of
chromosomes. Karyotyping is used to describe chromosome analysis
which checks for the correct number and structure of
chromosomes. Chromosomes can only be seen when a cell is
dividing and they can be treated to display a banded pattern,
similar to a bar code. We use cytogenetics and karyotyping for
testing the following: DNA (deoxyribose nucleic acid) is life’s
genetic code that tells the body how to function or what to look
like. The DNA code is made up of 4 different chemical units
called bases. The bases are adenine