Biotechnology: Principle and ProcessHard

Question

DNA and RNA segement with a radioactive molecule is called

Options

A.vector
B.probe
C.clone
D.plasmid

Solution

Probe is a defined nucleic acid molecules that can be used in molecular hybridization procedures to identify specific nucleic acid sequence that are complementary to it, by virtue of a label carried by the probe. The label may be radioactive or non-radioactive. Nucleic acis probes have a wide range of applications such as in the detection of micro organisms in clinical specimens, in food and water samples, in the detection of genetic diseases, etc.

Create a free account to view solution

View Solution Free
Topic: Biotechnology: Principle and Process·Practice all Biotechnology: Principle and Process questions

More Biotechnology: Principle and Process Questions