{"code":"C16437","name":"Chromosome Banding","terminology":"ncit","version":"26.09d","conceptStatus":"DEFAULT","leaf":false,"active":true,"synonyms":[{"name":"Chromosome Banding","termType":"PT","type":"FULL_SYN","typeCode":"P90","source":"NCI"},{"name":"Chromosome Banding","type":"Preferred_Name","typeCode":"P108"}],"definitions":[{"definition":"The treatment of chromosomes to reveal characteristic patterns of horizontal bands.  The banding patterns lend each chromosome a distinctive appearance so the 22 pairs of human non-sex chromosomes and the X and Y chromosomes can be identified and distinguished without ambiguity. Banding also permits the recognition of chromosome deletions (lost segments), chromosome duplications (surplus segments) and other types of structural rearrangements of chromosomes.","code":"P97","type":"DEFINITION","source":"NCI"}],"properties":[{"code":"P98","type":"DesignNote","value":"techniques is part of technique: karyotyping"},{"code":"P366","type":"Legacy Concept Name","value":"Chromosome_Banding"},{"code":"P106","type":"Semantic_Type","value":"Laboratory Procedure"},{"code":"P207","type":"UMLS_CUI","value":"C0008627"}]}