Which One of the Following Statements Regarding Single-Stranded Conformational Polymorphism

question 5

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following statements regarding single-stranded conformational polymorphism (SSCP) analysis is incorrect?

• A) SSCP is used to assess a specimen for the presence of unknown variants in a nucleic acid sequence.
• B) SSCP distinguishes altered gene sequences by detecting a change in the three-dimensional structure of a piece of single-stranded DNA.
• C) SSCP is a polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis procedure.
• D) In SSCP,separation of a PCR product is performed with a gel that includes a concentration gradient of denaturants.

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