DNA probes

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-001933",
  "term": "DNA probes",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Species- or subspecies-specific DNA (including complementary DNA; conserved genes, whole chromosomes, or whole genomes) used in hybridization studies in order to identify microorganisms, to measure DNA-DNA homologies, to group subspecies, etc. The DNA probe hybridizes with a specific mRNA, if present.",
  "subject": "Fields of Study",
  "see_also": [
    "hybridization probes",
    "DNA microarrays",
    "chromosome painting",
    "hybridization chain reaction",
    "DNA primers"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2012",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "sondas de ADN"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/dna-probes/"
}