Probes for cloned genes use ____.

A. complementary nucleotide sequences tagged with a detectable label
B. specific antibodies that kill all the cells
C. specific enzymes that lyse all the cells
D. certain bacteria that glow when they take up the genes
E. DNA ligase


Answer: A

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