Index

A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z

A

Alu-repeats, 

Amplification of signal, 

Antibody, 

Antifade, 

Avidin,

B

BAC, Bacterial artificial chromosome, 

Banding

.........-G, 

.........Multi color (MCB), 

.........-R, 

Bar code, 

Beamsplitter, 

Biotin, 

C

Cameras, 

CCD camera (charged coupled device), 

cDNA, 

Centromere probes, 

Chromatin fibres, 

Chromosome

.........analysis programs, 

.........banding, 

.........metaphase, 

.........mircro-dissection, 

.........painting, 

.........rearrangements in cancer,

.........specific probes, 

Chronic myeloic leukemia (CML), 

Classification colors, 

Comparative genomic hybridization (CGH), 

Cosmid, 

cot-1 DNA, 

Counter stain, 

Cross talk of filters,

Cy3™, 

Cy3.5™, 

Cy5™, 

Cy5.5™, 

D

DAPI,

DEAC, 

Degenerate oligonucleotide primed PCR (DOP-PCR), 

Detection,

.........enzymatic, 

.........fluorescent, 

Digoxigenin, 

Dinitrophenol (DNP), 

DOP-PCR, 

E

Electronic scissors, 

Emission of fluorochromes, 

Enzyme linked detection, 

Epifluorescence microscopy, 

Excitation of fluorochromes, 

Extended chromatin fibers, 

F

FACS, fluorescence activated cell (chromosome) sorting,

Fading of fluorescence, 

False colors, 

Fiber FISH, 

Filter, 

.........bandpass, 

.........cross talk of, 

.........cube, 

.........emission, 

.........excitation,

.........multi bandpass, 

.........longpass, 

.........shortpass, 

.........slider, 

.........wheel, 

FITC, fluorescein isothiocyanate, 

Flow cytometry, 

Fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC), 

Fluorochromes, fluorophores, 

G

G-banding,

Genomic DNA, 

Gibbon, 

GISH, genomic in situ hybridization, 

H

Hapten, 

Hybrid cell line

.........fragmented, 

.........somatic, 

I

Interphase nuclei, 

Interspersed repetitive sequences, 

K

Karyotyping

.........automation of,

.........color, 

L

Labeling, 

.........combinatorial, .

.........by PCR, 

.........by nick translation, 

.........direct, 

..... ...indirect, 

........ non-radioactive, 

.........radioactive, 

Light source, 

LINEs (long interspersed elements), 

M

Mercury vapur lamp, 

Metaphase chromosomes, 

Microscope

.........automation of, 

.........stage, motorized, 

Micro-dissection, 

Multi color FISH, 

Multiplex FISH (M-FISH), 

N

Nick translation, 

NOR, nucleolus organizing region,

Nucleotide, labeled, 

O

Oestradiol, 

P

PAC, P1 derived artificial chromosome,

Probe

........alphoid, 

....... arm specific, 

........BAC, 

........cDNA,

........band specific, 

........centromeric, 

........cosmid, 

.... ... genomic DNA, 

........ labeling, 

...... . micro-dissection, 

........ PAC, 

.........painting,

.........pan-centromere, 

.........pan-telomere, 

.........repetitive, 

.........ribosomal DNA,

........ satellite DNA, 

.........telomeric, 

.........YAC, 

Propidium iodide (PI), 

Q

Qantification of hybridization signal

R

R6G, 

Radioactive in situ hybridization,

R-banding, 

Repetitive probes, 

Repetitive sequences

........alphoid, 

........Alu, 

.......centromeric, 

.......LINEs (long interspersed elements), 

........satellite, 

.......SINEs (short interspersed elements), 

Re-annealing of DNA,

Ribosomal DNA, 

Rhodamin 110 (R110), 

RxFISH, 

S

Satellite DNA,

SINEs (short interspersed elements), 

Signal

........amplification, 

....... quantification, 

Somatic cell hybrids, 

Spectral imaging, 

Spectral karyotyping (SKY), 

Spectrum of fluorescent dyes, 

Stoke shift, 

Suppression hybridization, 

Suppression by re-annealing, 

T

TAMRA , 

Telomere probes, 

TexasRed™, 

Tritium, 

Tumor cytogenetics, 

U

Unique DNAs, 

W

WCP, whole chromosome painting probe,

X

Xenon vapur lamp, 

Y

YAC, yeast artificial chromosomes,