You Have Made a Specific DNA Probe That Will Bind

question 51

Multiple Choice

You have made a specific DNA probe that will bind to a key sequence on the DNA of Neisseria gonorrhoeae,allowing your company to market a gonorrhea test kit that can be used to identify the bacterium in genital tract specimens.However,upon testing it out against a known Neisseria gonorrhoeae culture,you find that it does not work.Which of the following is a possible explanation for this negative result?

• A)You forgot to label the probe sequence with a reporter molecule.
• B)You forgot to digest the probe with restriction endonucleases.
• C)You forgot to add the mRNA to the DNA probe sample.
• D)You forgot to incubate the test at the 75C temperature required for hybridization.

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