ethidium bromide

ethidium bromide
A sensitive fluorochrome that binds to DNA; used in cytochemistry and electrophoresis.

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ethid·ium bromide e-'thid-ē-əm- n a fluorescent mutagenic biological dye C21H20BrN3 that is used esp. to stain nucleic acids

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