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• (floor-EH-sents in SY-too HY-brih-dih-ZAY-shun) A laboratory technique used to look at genes or chromosomes in cells and tissues. Pieces of DNA that contain a fluorescent dye are made in the laboratory and added to cells or tissues on a glass slide. When these pieces of DNA bind to specific genes or areas of chromosomes on the slide, they light up when viewed under a microscope with a special light. Also called FISH.

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  Cite Definition for fluorescence in situ hybridization

  American Psychological Association (APA)

  fluorescence in situ hybridization. (n.d.). Dictionary of Cancer Terms. Retrieved March 22, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/fluorescence-in-situ-hybridization.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  fluorescence in situ hybridization. www.cancer.gov. Dictionary of Cancer Terms. National Cancer Institute. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/fluorescence-in-situ-hybridization (accessed: March 22, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "fluorescence in situ hybridization." Dictionary of Cancer Terms. National Cancer Institute. 22 March. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/fluorescence-in-situ-hybridization.

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