DNA probe

DNA probe


n.
1. a laboratory-produced quantity of a known segment of labeled DNA that is used for finding matching DNA in a biological sample, as blood or hair, by the base-pairing of strands from both sources.
2. a search or examination with such a DNA segment.
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