Northern blot

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Human Genome

A technique used to identify and locate mRNA sequences that are complementary to a piece of DNA called a probe. See also hybridization, mRNA

A gel-based laboratory procedure that locates mRNA sequences on a gel that are complementary to a piece of DNA used as a probe. See also: DNA, library

Science› Biotechnology and Genetics

Food Biotechnology

A technique analogous to Southern blotting, but involving the transfer of RNA from an to a membrane, prior to probing.

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