Types
of Hybridization Assays - 2
Northern blot
DNA chip techonology
E RNA used as probe
E used to investigate gene expression
E rRNA used as target
E biochips (biological chips or microassays)
serve as a solid support for a variety of combinations of relatively short oligonucleotides (pieces
of genetic sequences used as probes)
E used to identify alterations in gene sequences
E fluorescent tags used to identify when DNA matching has occurred
