The AccuProbe System Uses the Following Technology Principle

question 32

Multiple Choice

The AccuProbe system uses the following technology principle:

• A) When two solutions are combined and hybridization occurs between the probe and the target, then the tube is centrifuged to detect the precipitated hybridized target and probes.
• B) A single-stranded, chemiluminescent-labeled DNA probe is designed to hybridize to the target organism's ribosomal RNA (rRNA), forming a DNA:RNA duplex.
• C) A double-stranded, bioluminescent-labeled DNA probe is designed to hybridize to the target organism's DNA, forming a DNA:DNA duplex.
• D) A single-stranded, chemiluminescent-labeled RNA probe is designed to hybridize to the target organism's rRNA, forming an RNA:RNA duplex.

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Definitions:

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