A probe which is a molecule used to locate specific sequence in a mixture of DNA or RNA molecules could be

Options

A. A ssRNa
B. A ssDNA
C. Either RNA or DNA
D. Can be ssDNA but not ssRNA

Answer

C

Explanation

A probe can be defined as a single stranded piece of DNA labelled either with radioisotope or with non – radioactive label. The nucleotide sequence of which is complementary to the target DNA. It is a single stranded piece of DNA which can range in size from as little as 15 bp to several 100 kb.