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In gene tests for inherited colon cancer, scientists scan a patient’s DNA sample for mutated sequences using short pieces of DNA, called probes. The sequences of the probes are complementary to the mutated
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In gene tests for inherited colon cancer, scientists scan a patient’s DNA sample for mutated sequences using short pieces of DNA, called probes. The sequences of the probes are complementary to the mutated sequences. What happens after a probe DNA is inserted into a patient’s genome?

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The answer is..The DNA probe binds to the mutated sequence and flags the mutation.
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