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Molecular Diagnostics – Quiz 11. Blocking and washing both contribute to the specificity and sensitivity of the 14;18 translocation assay. What else contributes to the specificity ?
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Molecular Diagnostics – Quiz 11 • Blocking and washing both contribute to the specificity and sensitivity of the 14;18 translocation assay. What else contributes to the specificity? • In the stringency wash you will do today, what is the denaturant that is added to the wash solution and why is it being used? • How and why does the addition of the alkaline phosphatase tag to the oligonucleotide probe effect the Tm when the probe is used in hybridization? (Be specific)