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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