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 [-- in situ hybridization --]

 
defined: The base pairing of a sequence of DNA to metaphase chromosomes on a microscope slide.

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Dr. Paul Meltzer, of the National Human Genome Research Institute's Laboratory of Cancer Genetics, defines in situ hybridization.

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  chromosome, deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), metaphase, ribonucleic acid (RNA)

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