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