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What does the banding in the chromosome represent?

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Light bands represent early replicating regions, rich in guanine and cytosine nucleotides. Dark bands represent late replicating regions, rich in adenine and thymine nucleotides

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Chromosomes are visualized using Giemsa staining (G-banding). Light bands represent early replicating regions, rich in guanine and cytosine nucleotides. Dark bands represent late replicating regions, rich in adenine and thymine nucleotides.

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