If Cells Are Not Perfectly Flat on a Prepared Slide

question 40

True/False

If cells are not perfectly flat on a prepared slide, the hybridization efficiency in FISH procedures suffers.

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Definitions:

Primary Alcohol

An organic compound with a hydroxyl group (-OH) attached to a carbon atom that has only one carbon-carbon bond (i.e., at the end of a carbon chain).

Ethylmagnesium Bromide

A chemical reagent used in organic chemistry, specifically as a Grignard reagent, for forming carbon-carbon bonds.

Aqueous Acid

An acid solution where water acts as the solvent, capable of donating hydrogen ions (H+) to bases.

Tertiary Alcohol

An alcohol in which the hydroxyl (-OH) group is attached to a carbon atom that is connected to three other carbon atoms.