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. 2017 Dec 3;19(2):87–104. doi: 10.1111/tra.12539

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Chromosome painting identifies individual mitotic chromosomes, monitors chromosome translocations and maps chromosome territories. Chromosome painting is a technique in which chromosome‐specific fluorescently labeled DNA probes are hybridized to chromosomes and visualized using fluorescence microscopy. Chromosome painting identifies (A) individual mitotic chromosomes, (B) chromosome translocations that result from recombination crossovers between chromosomes and (C) decondensed interphase chromosome territories