Understanding Cancer Series: Cancer Genome Project < Back to Main
Posted: 01/28/2005 Reviewed: 09/01/2006
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CGAP Helps Cancer Research in the Clinic: Step 2. Microarrays in Diagnosis
When an mRNA molecule finds a cDNA that shares the same gene of origin, base pairing occurs. The fluorescent dye attached to the mRNA allows the clinician to detect and measure this binding.
