What would suggest the presence of the gene of interest on the genomic clone in Southern blot analysis?

• A. Hybridization pattern of the mutant sample is the same as the wild-type sample
• B. Absence of any bands in both mutant and wild-type samples
• C. Unique bands present in the mutant sample but absent in the wild-type sample
• D. Hybridization pattern of the wild-type sample is different from the mutant sample

Answer: (C)