Multiple choice

Which of the following technique is used to detect methylation of DNA?

  1. Western blotting

  2. Souther blotting

  3. Northern blotting

  4. Bisulfide blotting

  5. ELISA
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Explanation

Treatment of DNA with bisulfite converts cytosine residues to uracil, but leaves 5-methylcytosine residues unaffected.Thus, bisulfite treatment introduces specific changes in the DNA sequence that depend on the methylation status of individual cytosine residues.

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