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HARLEQUIN CHROMOSOME
A chromosome which, when stained, produces a banded pattern of alternating easy and dark segments (also called a harlequin pattern).
It is made by treating a cell with 5'-bromodeoxyuridine, the chemical incorporates into the cellsDNA and when stained is lighter than the DNAnear it.