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Which of the following biosensors is used for medical diagnostics and forensic science?

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Ozone biosensor
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DNA biosensor
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C
Microbial biosensor
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Both B and C
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Solution

The correct option is B DNA biosensor
DNA biosensors have various applications, commonly used for medical diagnostics, forensic science, agriculture, or even environmental clean-up efforts. It function as the two strands of DNA stick to each other by virtue of chemical attractive forces and that is, two strands that match up at every nucleotide position gives rise to a fluorescent signal that is then transmitted to a signal generator.
So, the correct answer is option B.

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