Nucleic Acid Probes are Used to Detect the Presence of Particular

Question

Nucleic acid probes are used to detect the presence of particular sequences of DNA.

Accepted Answer

Nucleic acid probes, also known as hybridization probes, are short strands of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA) that are complementary to a target sequence of DNA. They can be labeled with a fluorescent dye or a radioactive molecule and used to identify the presence or absence of the target sequence in a sample by hybridizing (binding) specifically to the complementary sequence. This technique is widely used in molecular biology and genetic testing for research, diagnostics, and forensics purposes.