A Kumirai's definitions

zim

Short form of the country Zimbabwe

Are you from Bots (Botswana)?
No. I am from Zim.

by A Kumirai October 5, 2006

spread

The scatter profile of a chromosome karyotype on a microscopic slide. Well spread chromosomes enable the karyologist to count and pair the chromosomes, and classify the organism to species level.

Bob: I was looking at your karyotype slides. I must say you got pretty good spreads.
Jane: Thanks, I dropped the cells from two feet up!
Bob: As they say, "Happiness is a good spread," I hope you get good G-banded karyotypes.

by A Kumirai October 5, 2006