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Traditional karyotyping uses dye to stain the chromosomes of a metaphase cell in distinct banding patterns. The most common method is Giemsa staining, also known as G-band karyotyping or G-banding, other methods include C-banding (constitutive heterochromatin staining), Q-banding (quinacrine staining), R-banding (reverse Giemsa staining), and T-banding (telomeric staining).