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SQUASH METHOD [1 record]

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Record 1 1981-04-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Genetics
DEF

Technique producing the rupture of the nucleus and the dispersion of the chromosomes after the squashing of the cells between a glass plate and a slide of a microscope.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génétique
DEF

Technique qui provoque l'éclatement du noyau et la dispersion des chromosomes par l'écrasement des cellules entre une lame et une lamelle de microscope.

CONT

La squash méthode ou technique d'écrasement présente des avantages certains sur le choc hypotonique (intégrité chimique des chromosomes) mais de graves inconvénients: déformation mécanique et, surtout, perte de chromosomes.

Spanish

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