Five micrograms of biotinylated, annealed oligonucleotides (5-BioTEG-AACAGCTGTGAACAGCTGTGAACAGCTGTGAACAGCTGTGAACAGCTGTGAACAGCTGTG-3) were conjugated to Steptavidin magnetic beads (Roche, catalog #11636502103) following a manufacturer’s instructions. and is required for its…