Molecular Biology Research Technique
in situ hybridization
Subclass of:
Nucleic acid hybridization procedure; Staining and Labeling
Definitions related to in situ hybridization:
  • A technique that localizes specific nucleic acid sequences within intact chromosomes, eukaryotic cells, or bacterial cells through the use of specific nucleic acid-labeled probes.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • (in-situ hybridization) Molecular, In-situ hybridization
    NCI Health Level 7 Vocabulary
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2018
  • Technique that localizes specific nucleic acid sequences within intact chromosomes, eukaryotic cells, or bacterial cells through the use of specific nucleic acid labeled probes.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Use of a DNA or RNA probe to detect the presence of complementary sequences in chromosomes, cells, or tissues.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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