chromosome painting

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chromosome painting

[′krō·mə‚sōm ‚pānt·iŋ]

(genetics)

Rendering a specific chromosome or chromosome segment distinguishable by deoxyribonucleic acid hybridization with a pool of many fluorescence-labeled DNA fragments derived from the full length of a chromosome or segment.

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Chromosome painting with Y-specific probes in ten Akodontini species revealed interspecific homologies of some segments [9,48].

Comparative Genomic In Situ Hybridization and the Possible Role of Retroelements in the Karyotypic Evolution of Three Akodontini Species

Human and porcine correspondence of chromosome segments using bidirectional chromosome painting. Genomics 36(2):252-262.

Full-length cDNA, expression pattern and association analysis of the porcine FHL3 gene

Jaap vanTuyl, from The Netherlands, focused on interspecific hybridization, chromosome painting and molecular assisted breeding markers, to both create new hybrids and to hasten the selection method.

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Multicolor chromosome painting in diagnostic and research applications.

Analysis of chromosomal DNA content in pacific red abalone Haliotis rufescens by fluorescence image analysis