A probe can help to find a sequence of interest in a genomic library because ________

a. the probe ruptures the cells and releases their DNA
b. some of the cells from each colony will bind to the probe
c. the sequence of interest is radioactive and will darken X-ray film
d. the probe is labeled and will hybridize to the sequence


d

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