Medical Definition of Fluorescence in situ hybridization
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A type of in situ hybridization in which target sequences are stained with fluorescent dye so their location and size can be determined using fluorescence microscopy.
This staining is sufficiently distinct that the hybridization signal can be seen both in metaphase spreads and in interphase nuclei.
Acronym: FISH
(25 Jun 1999)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization
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