What is Cytogenetics?
'''Cytogenetics''' is the branch of [[genetics]] which deals with [[cytology]]: [[cell]] [[structure]] and [[Function (biology)|function]]. It includes the study of [[chromosome]]s, chromosome bands, [[karyotype]]s, and [[cell division]], especially [[meiosis]].<ref>Hsu T.C. ''Human and mammalian cytogenetics: a historical perspective''. Springer-Verlag, N.Y.</ref> Cytogenetic studies have also been used to study [[evolution]] in natural populations.<ref>Dobzhansky T. 1981. ''Dobzhansky's genetics of natural populations''. eds Lewontin RC, Moore JA, Provine WB and Wallace B. Columbia University Press N.Y.</ref> == References == {{Reflist}} {{authority control}} {{biology-stub}} [[Category:Classical genetics]] [[Category:Cell biology]]