Probes for cloned genes use
A) complementary nucleotide sequences tagged with a detectable label.
B) specific antibodies that kill all the cells except those that have incorporated the genes.
C) specific enzymes that lyse all the cells except those that have incorporated the genes.
D) certain bacteria that glow when they take up the genes.
E) all of these.

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Probes for cloned genes typically use complementary nucleotide sequences tagged with a detectable label. These probes can hybridize to the target gene and the label can be detected through various methods. Antibodies and enzymes are typically used for other types of assays, while bacteria that glow when they take up genes are used in transformation assays rather than gene cloning.

Probes for Cloned Genes Use