Synthetic Nucleic Acids are Useful As

Question

Synthetic nucleic acids are useful as
A) DNA probes.
B) primers for PCR.
C) antisense RNAs.
D) DNA probes and antisense RNAs.
E) DNA probes, primers, and antisense RNAs.

Accepted Answer

Synthetic nucleic acids are useful for a variety of applications. They can be used as DNA probes for hybridization-based detection of specific nucleic acid sequences, as primers for polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification of target sequences, and as antisense RNAs to specifically target and inhibit gene expression. Therefore, the best choice is E, as all of the listed options are correct.