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- noun genetics, cytology Any of a pattern of
bands , formed onchromosomes ofcells undergoingmetaphase , that serve to identify particular chromosomes
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ERBB2 (encoding HER2) on chromosome cytoband 17q12, and the normal-like subtype shares expression patterns with normal breast tissue.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Jessica Kao et al. 2009
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