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NEET 2010
Exam
NEET
Year
2010
Subject
Zoology
Chapter
Biotechnology - Principles and Processes

NEET 2010 · Zoology · Biotechnology - Principles and Processes

DNA or RNA segment tagged with a radioactive molecule is called

DNA or RNA segment tagged with a radioactive molecule is called

Options

  1. Avector
  2. Bprobe
  3. Cclone
  4. Dplasmid

Correct answer

B. probe

Step-by-step solution

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