The technique of preparing mitotic chromosomes involves a staining procedure using Giemsa stain.In this procedure, chromosomes are first ________ and then exposed to stain, producing ________ in a standard human karyotype.
A)heated; hundreds of reproducible bands
B)heated; thousands of reproducible bands
C)fragmented; hundreds of reproducible bands
D)fragmented; hundreds of variable bands

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The technique involves heating chromosomes before staining with Giemsa, which results in hundreds of reproducible bands in a standard human karyotype. This banding pattern is crucial for identifying chromosomal abnormalities.

The Technique of Preparing Mitotic Chromosomes Involves a Staining Procedure