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10.Biotechnology and its Application
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A probe which is a molecule used to locate specific sequences in a mixture of $DNA$ or $RNA$ molecules could be

A

A single-stranded $RNA$

B

A single-stranded $DNA$

C

Either $RNA$ or $DNA$

D

Can be $ssDNA$ but not $ssRNA$

Solution

A single-stranded $DNA$ or $RNA$ joined with a radioactive molecule (probe) is allowed to hybridise to its complementary $DNA$ in a clone of cells. It is followed by the detection using autoradiography

Standard 12
Biology

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