Fluorescence microscope

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 It is a microscope designed to view material stained with [[Fluorescent_dye|fluorescent]] dyes<ref>Alberts, B. (2008). Molecular biology of the cell. New York: Garland Science.</ref>. Similar to a light microscope but the illuminating light is passed through one set of filters before the specimen, to select those [[Wavelength|wavelengths]] that excite the dye, and through another set of filters before it reches the eye, to select only those wavelengths emitted when the dye fluoresces<ref>Alberts, B. (2008). Molecular biology of the cell. New York: Garland Science.</ref>.

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Fluorescence microscope