Southern blotting is used for all of the following, EXCEPT
A) to determine restriction fragment sizes.
B) to detect deleted genes.
C) to detect gene rearrangements.
D) to measure mRNA size.

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Southern blotting is used for detecting DNA fragments, while the detection of mRNA involves a different technique called Northern blotting. Therefore, option D is the correct answer as Southern blotting cannot be used to measure mRNA size. However, options A, B, and C are all correct applications of Southern blotting.

Southern Blotting Is Used for All of the Following, EXCEPT