Claims
- 1. A method for detecting a mobile nucleic acid comprising the steps of:providing an assay plate having a dried aliquot of an immobilized nucleic acid bound thereon, said immobilized nucleic acid binding said mobile nucleic acid when both said immobilized nucleic acid and said mobile nucleic acid are in a wet state; bringing a solution containing said mobile nucleic acid into contact with said dried aliquot; washing said assay plate; drying said washed assay plate; determining, while the washed assay plate is dry, the amount of mobile nucleic acid bound to said washed assay plate.
- 2. A method according to claim 1 additionally comprising treating with a dye that binds to one of said immobilized nucleic acid or said mobile nucleic acid.
- 3. The method of claim 2 wherein the step of treating with dye comprises binding the dye to the mobile nucleic acid prior to bringing the solution into contact with the dried aliquot.
- 4. The method of claim 2 wherein the step of treating with dye comprises depositing the dye on the dried aliquot after bringing the solution into contact with the dried aliquot.
- 5. The method of claim 1 wherein the assay plate has multiple dried aliquots thereon of different species or concentration.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION(S)
This is a continuation of copending application Ser. No. 08/412,498 filed on Mar. 28, 1995, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,922,434.
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