A branch of genetics that is concerned with the study of the structure and function of the cell, especially the chromosomes.

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What are polytene bands, and why are they there?

Drosophila polytene chromosomes have been particularly useful in genetic research, as it made cytogenetic gene mapping possible with very little effort. This was primarily accomplished due to polytene ...