Multiple choice

Karyotyping can be done from

  1. any cell in the body

  2. only sex cells

  3. only foetal cells

  4. only zygotic cells

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Explanation

Cells in blood, hair, finger nails, and any other tissues in our body can be cultured to create a karyotype of the chromosomes. Since all of your somatic cells will have the same chromosomes, it generally doesn't matter which ones are used.