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Spatial transcriptomics combines gene expression profiling with ________ information to map RNA within tissue sections.

  1. Temporal
  2. Spatial
  3. Metabolic
  4. Proteomic

Answer: Spatial

Techniques like 10x Visium, MERFISH preserve tissue architecture while sequencing RNA. Reveals cell-cell interactions, tissue organization in development, disease. Transformative for cancer biology, neuroscience. [[DBT Reports, NCERT Biology Class 12]]

Topic Biology - Spatial Transcriptomics
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