Summary
FISH is a widely used technique in many laboratories not only for cytogenetic studies, but also in other biological fields. It requires a combination of skills in molecular biology, cytogenetics, immunocytochemistry, microscopy and cellular imaging analysis.
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I thank all members of my group at the Plant Biology Research Institute, University of Montreal, for fruitful discussions. I also thank Erin Zimmerman for the constructive comments.
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Hijri, M. (2009). The use of Fluorescent in situ Hybridisation in Plant Fungal Identification and Genotyping. In: Burns, R. (eds) Plant Pathology. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 508. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-062-1_11
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