Fluorescence In situ Hybridization: Cell-Based Genetic Diagnostic and Research Applications.

Fluorescence in situ hybridization is a macromolecule recognition technology based on the complementary nature of DNA or DNA/RNA double strands. Selected DNA strands incorporated with fluorophore-coupled nucleotides can be used as probes to hybridize onto the complementary sequences in tested cells and tissues and then visualized through a fluorescence microscope or an imaging system.