Match the Technique with an Appropriate Description (Use Each Answer

question 28

Multiple Choice

Match the technique with an appropriate description (use each answer only once) .
-Transcription-mediated amplification

• A)This amplifies target nucleic acid without the use of a thermocycler. A double-stranded DNA fragment is created and becomes the target for exponential amplification.
• B)An isothermal assay that targets either DNA or RNA but generates RNA as its amplified product.
• C)Oligonucleotide pairs hybridize to target sequences within the gene or the cryptic plasmid.
• D)Only RNA is targeted for amplification.

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