2. Properties of DNA

Figure 15: Denaturation and renaturation of DNA (above). Hybridization between DNA and RNA (below)

Figure 15: Denaturation and renaturation of DNA (above). Hybridization between DNA and RNA (below)

2.6 Hybridization

Hybridization is the creation of a double helix between two annealed nucleic acid strands of different origins (DNA/DNA, DNA/RNA, or RNA/RNA).

These strands often differ in size.