THE USE OF MODULAR OLIGONUCLEOTIDES AS PROBES OR PRIMERS IN NUCLEIC ACID BASED ASSAY

摘要

The invention provides a method of improving the binding of a series of consecutive nucleotide bases to a complementary target nucleic acid molecule in a sample, wherein said method comprises at least the step or steps of binding a complementary modular oligonucleotide of at least two parts (modules) including said nucleotide bases to adjacent stretches of said target nucleic acid molecule in said sample, especially methods of detection/isolation and method in which the modular oligonucleotide is a primer, modular oligonucleotides themselves and their use in methods of the invention.