Molecular Beacon at Medical Drugs Glossary

What is Molecular Beacon? A single-stranded DNA molecule with a fluorescent reporter group on one end and fluorescence quencher on the other. Unfolding of the self-quenched DNA structure occurs upon hybridization to a complementary sequence and results in the emission of a fluores

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