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See also BIOCHIP, NANOTECHNOLOGY, MICROFLUIDICS, GENOSENSORS, GENE EXPRESSION, BIOSENSORS (ELECTRONIC), BIOSENSORS (CHEMICAL), GENE EXPRESSION ANALYSIS, NUCLEIC ACIDS, PROTEIN, DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID (DNA), HYBRIDIZATION (MOLECULAR GENETICS)

Label (fluorescent) Refers to the practice of “attaching” a fluorophore (i.e., atom or molecule that emits fluorescent light when light of a specific wavelength is shined onto it), thereby enabling that molecule to be tracked later (e.g., when inside living cells).