Look up: probe

1. Probe
   [1972 TV Pilot] A single panel from the manga Wallaby by Kiyohiko Azuma, showing the two main characters, Kokoro Kosaka and the stuffed wallaby possessed by the ghost of Akira Warabi. === Fair Use in Wallaby (manga) === Though this image is subject to copyright, its use is covered by the U.S. fair use laws because: ...
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2. Probe
   [TV pilot] Map of the ATLANTIS-II submarine communications cable. For more information regarding numbered Landing points, see the main article. ...
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3. Probe
   [1972 TV pilot] Not to be confused with Probe (1988 TV series) Probe was a 2 hour TV pilot movie created by Leslie Stevens that first aired on February 21, 1972 on NBC. Probe was the pilot for the science fiction detective series Search starring Hugh O`Brian as Hugh Lockwood, a high-tech pri...
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4. Probe
   [parlor game] The parlor game Probe was introduced in the 1960s by Parker Brothers. It is reminiscent of the simple two-person game Hangman, whose object is to guess a word chosen by another player by revealing specific letters. Probe extends the number of players to a maximum of four and in...
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5. Probe
   [1988 TV series] Not to be confused with Probe (1972 TV pilot) Probe is a 1988 American television pilot and subsequent TV series, created by television mystery writer William Link and noted science fiction author Isaac Asimov. It aired on ABC. Michael B. Wagner, a veteran television writer,...
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6. PROBE
   acronym: Pilot Radiation Observation Experiment
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7. Probe
   A sequence of DNA or RNA, labeled or marked with a radioactive isotope, used to detect the presence of complementary nucleotide sequences. See Nucleotide.
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8. Probe
   A single-stranded DNA that has been radioactively labeled and is used to identify complementary sequences in genes or DNA fragments of interest. (See Multilocus probe.)
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9. probe
   A specific sequence of DNA or RNA used to detect complementary sequences by hybridization.
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10. Probe
    A piece of labelled DNA or RNA which is used to locate another piece of nucleic acid by complementary base pairing. The reaction is monitored by auto-radiographic or enzymatic detection of the hybridisation.
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11. probe
    [n] - an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities 2. [n] - a flexible slender surgical instrument used to explore wounds or body cavities 3. [n] - an exploratory action or expedition 4. [n] - an investigation conducted using a probe instrument 5. [v] - examine physic...
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12. Probe
    A generic term that is used to describe many types of temperature sensors.
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13. Probe
    Probe: (1) In surgery, a probe is a slender flexible rod with a blunt end used to explore, for example, an opening to see where it goes. (2) In molecular genetics, a probe is a labeled bit of DNA or RNA used to find its complementary sequence or locate a particular clone like homing in on a needle in a haystack.
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14. probe
    an instrument used in exploring cavities, or in the detection and dilatation of strictures, or in demonstrating the patency of channels; an elongated instrument for exploring or sounding body cavities Category: Medicine • measuring instrument, for example, to assess depth, temperature, t...
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15. probe
    General term for a piece of DNA or RNA corresponding to a gene or sequence of interest, that has been labelled either radioactively, or with some other detectable molecule, such as biotin, digoxygenin or fluorescein. As stretches of DNA or RNA with complementary sequences will hybridize, a probe will label viral plaques, bacterial colonies or bands on a gel that contain the gene of interest. See also Northern blots, Southern blots.
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16. Probe
    Probe transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Probed ; present participle & verbal noun Probing .] [ Latin probare to try, examine. See Prove .] 1. To examine,...
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17. Probe
    Probe noun (Surg.) An instrument for examining the depth or other circumstances of a wound, ulcer, or cavity, or the direction of a sinus, of for exploring for bullets, for stones in the bladder, etc. Parr. Probe , or Probe-poin...
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18. probe
    <molecular biology> General term for a piece of DNA or RNA corresponding to a gene or sequence of interest, that has been labelled either radioactively or with some other detectable molecule, such as biotin, digoxygenin or fluorescein. As stretches of DNA or RNA with complementary sequences wi...
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19. probe
    investigation noun an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities; `there was a congressional probe into the scandal`
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20. probe
    noun an exploratory action or expedition
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21. probe
    noun a flexible slender surgical instrument used to explore wounds or body cavities
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22. probe
    investigation
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23. probe
    (prōb) a long, slender instrument for exploring wounds, body cavities, passages, or periodontal pockets. a labeled (as by radioactivity or chemiluminescence) DNA or RNA fragment used to detect the presence of a complementary nucleic acid fragment. The labeled sequence is added to a specimen, where it ...
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24. Probe
    • (v. t.) Fig.: to search to the bottom; to scrutinize or examine thoroughly. • (n.) An instrument for examining the depth or other circumstances of a wound, ulcer, or cavity, or the direction of a sinus, of for exploring for bullets, for stones in the bladder, etc. • (v. t.) To exami...
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25. probe
    (from the article `plant disease`) ...biology have made genetic studies for the characterization and identification of bacteria more practical. The DNA hybridization technique is an ...
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