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molecular probe
mo·lec·u·lar probe
Subclass of:
Diagnostic Uses of Chemicals
Definitions related to molecular probes:
  • Group of atoms or molecules attached to other molecules or cellular structures and used in studying the properties of these molecules and structures.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • A group of atoms or molecules attached to other molecules or cellular structures and used in studying the properties of these molecules and structures. Radioactive DNA or RNA sequences are used in MOLECULAR GENETICS to detect the presence of a complementary sequence by NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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