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WORKSHOP BOOK Fluorescent in Situ Hybridisation - FISH - on Human Sperm

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<str<strong>on</strong>g>FISH</str<strong>on</strong>g>: What can it offer?<br />

Identifies chromosomal abnormalities<br />

by view<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>g a segment or entire chromosome<br />

with your own eyes dur<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>g Meta-phase,<br />

and Inter-phase<br />

A variety of specimen types can be analysed<br />

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<str<strong>on</strong>g>FISH</str<strong>on</strong>g>: How?<br />

DNA nucleic acid probe is hybridised<br />

to a target DNA sequence<br />

The <str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>tact cells are attached<br />

to a microscope slide<br />

us<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>g standard cytogenetic methods<br />

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