comparative genomic hybridization


comparative genomic hybridization

[kəm¦par·əd·iv jə‚nō·mik ‚hī·brəd·ə′zā·shen] (genetics) A method that uses fluorescence in situ hybridization and comparison of the strength of hybridization signal to determine any differences in copy number of deoxyribonucleic acid sequences anywhere in the nuclear genome.