Probe At Biology Glossary

What is it? Defined nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) that can be used to identify, usually through autoradiography, specific DNA or RNA molecules bearing the complementary sequence. A labeled (radioactive; antigen; enzyme; fluorescent) nucleic acid complementary to the sequence being searched for in a restriction digest, genome library, northern blot or in situ hybridization.

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