Use of Heterologous Probes.
The probes obtained from one species and used for another species are called heterologous probes. These heterologous probes have been found to be effective in identifying gene clones during colony hybridization or plaque hybridization or on Southern blots. For instance, the gene for chalcone synthase (CHS) has been isolated from Antirrhinum majus and Petunia hybrida using heterologous Antirrhinum cDNA probe was used for isolation of CHS gene from barley and heterologous Antirrhinum cDNA probe was used for isolation of barley genes, Wx (waxy gene) and Al (aleurone gene).


