Definitions Flashcards
1
Q
Confluency
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The estimated % surface area the growing cells have taken up
1
Q
Resolution
A
The ability of an instrument to distinguish between two points. The minimum distance 2 points can be separated and still be distinguished as 2 points.
2
Q
Fluorochromes
A
Fluorescent dyes that attach to visible or sub-visible structures (highly specific)
3
Q
Imunofluorescence
A
Use of antibodies to which a fluorescent marker has been attached
4
Q
Antibodies
A
Molecules that recognise and bind selectively to specific target molecules in the cell
5
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Mitosis
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Interphase
Prophase
Metaphase
Anaphase
Telophase
Cytokinesis
