term karyotype and karyogram are taken as relative term, so sometime create confusion in writing. i want input from professionals.
See e.g.:
http://www.wikidiff.com/karyotype/karyogram
http://www.nature.com/scitable/topicpage/karyotyping-for-chromosomal-abnormalities-298
In the articles, karyogram and karyotype represents the number of chromosomes of the species. However, I consider that:
The karyogram is made by researcher that from images of metaphase does pairing between homologous chromosomes.
The karyotype is represented in the manuscript by the image of metaphase without manipulation, i.e. with no pairing of homologs.
The karyotype term is also used for the complete set of chromosomes in a species. In manuscripts, both karyotype and karyogram were used as an organized profile of a person's chromosomes.
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