Q. A single strand of nucleic acid tagged with a radioactive molecule is called
A) Plasmid
B) Vector
C) Probe
D) Selectable marker
Explanation
The molecular probes are usually single stranded pieces of DNAs (sometimes RNAs), labelled with radio-isotopes such as $P^{32}$. Molecular probes are available for many genetic disorders such as, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, cystic fibrosis, Tay-Sachs disease
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