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21 June, 14:21

The technique of Sanger sequencing takes advantage of the fact that dideoxynucleotides (nucleotides in which the 3′ hydroxyl group is absent) act as:

a) palindromic sites.

b) restriction sites.

c) chain terminators.

d) probes.

e) None of the other answer options is correct.

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  1. 21 June, 16:06
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    The Sanger sequencing or chain-termination method for sequencing involves use of ddNTPs (dideoxyribonucleotide triphosphates) to identify the sequence of nucleotides in a DNA segment. The ddNTPs are nucleotide derivatives that lack both the 2' - and 3'-hydroxyl group, hence called dideoxyribonucleotides. When a ddNTP is added to a growing chain of DNA, absence of 3'-hydroxyl group leads to termination of growing chain as this ddNTP cannot make phosphodiester bond with a NTP and DNA sequence can be identified.

    Thus, the correct answer is option C).
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