With Respect to Nucleic Acid Hybridization, Which, If Any, of the Following

question 20

Multiple Choice

With respect to nucleic acid hybridization, which, if any, of the following statements is false?

• A) The probe is a labeled nucleic acid or oligonucleotide that is expected to hybridize to a target DNA sequence within an unlabelled test nucleic acid population.
• B) The probe is a known single-stranded nucleic acid or oligonucleotide that is intended to hybridize to complementary target sequences in a poorly understood nucleic acid test sample.
• C) The object of a hybridization assay is to identify target sequences within a test sample that are related to the probe so that some new information is gained about the target sequences.
• D) During a hybridization assay, a heteroduplex is formed by un-natural base pairing between complementary probe and target sequences that show a sufficiently high degree of base pairing across part or all of their lengths.

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