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NEET Previous Year Question

$DNA or RNA segment tagged with a radioactive molecule is called$

Topic: NEET PYQ

Answer: B. Full step-by-step solution below.

A $Vector$
B $Probe$
C $Clone$
D $Plasmid$

Correct answer: B

Solution

(b) A probe is a DNA or RNA segment labeled with a radioactive molecule and is used to detect complementary nucleic acid sequences.

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