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2D and 3D Chromosome Painting in Malaria Mosquitoes
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Immunologie et infection
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Journal JoVE Immunologie et infection
2D and 3D Chromosome Painting in Malaria Mosquitoes

2D and 3D Chromosome Painting in Malaria Mosquitoes

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09:57 min

January 06, 2014

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09:57 min
January 06, 2014

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Chromosome painting is a useful method for studying organization of the cell nucleus and evolution of the karyotype. Here, we demonstrate an approach to isolate and amplify specific regions of interest from single polytene chromosomes that are subsequently used for two- and three-dimensional fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH).

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