Nucleic acid hybridization
A) is used to study the relationship between eukaryotic genes and their transcripts.
B) requires that the original DNA molecule be denatured.
C) involves the use of a probe to form a double-stranded molecule.
D) originally revealed the existence of introns.
E) All of the above

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- Nucleic acid hybridization can be used to study the relationship between eukaryotic genes and their transcripts.
- In order for hybridization to occur, the original DNA molecule must be denatured (separated into single strands).
- A probe (single-stranded DNA or RNA molecule) is used to form a double-stranded molecule through hybridization.
- Nucleic acid hybridization was instrumental in the discovery of introns.

Nucleic Acid Hybridization