probe
in biotechnology
A specific
DNA
or
RNA
sequence
which has been labelled by
radioactivity
,
fluorescence
labels or
chemiluminescence
labels and which is used to detect complementary sequences by
hybridization
techniques such as
blotting
or colony
hybridization
.
Source:
PAC, 1992,
64
, 143
(Glossary for chemists of terms used in biotechnology (IUPAC Recommendations 1992))
on page 163