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in situ hybridization

The base pairing of a sequence of DNA to metaphase chromosomes on a microscope slide.

Dr. Paul Meltzer, of the National Human Genome Research Institute's Laboratory of Cancer Genetics, defines in situ hybridization.

Related terms: chromosome, deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), metaphase, ribonucleic acid (RNA).

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