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Fluorescence is a quantum mechanical event whereby a molecule will absorb a photon of light and then emit a photon of light at a higher wavelength. In fluorescence microscopy, a sample containing a fluorescent probe is imaged by exciting the probe with light of a specific wavelength and then monitoring the higher-wavelength light emitted from the probe.

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