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Method And Apparatus For Chromosome Digitizing
Method And Apparatus For Chromosome Digitizing
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A chromatizer including an apparatus for and method of effecting the analysis of chromosomes including means for establishing an image of at least one chromosome, means for digitizing the distance each arm of the chromosome is from a preselected reference point, and means for automatically computing a number of quantitative measurements of the chromosome, including the length of each arm and the centromere index. The digitizing means includes means for identifying and recording the location of a plurality of points along each arm of the chromosome relative to the reference point. The establishing means includes means for superimposing the identifying means onto the image of the chromosome. The computing means includes means for displaying the computed quantitative measurements.
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9/3/1974
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