propidium iodide

propidium iodide
pro·pid·ium io·dide (pro-pidґe-əm) a fluorescent, intercalating stain for double-stranded nucleic acids, penetrating nonviable cells and fluorescing red; because binding is stoichiometric, it is often used to analyze cellular DNA content.

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