Provided are methods for using nucleic acid sequences having two or more degenerately pairing nucleotides, each degenerate nucleotide having a partially overlapping set of complementarity, to reduce the number of hybridizing nucleotide sequences or probes used in biochemical and molecular biological...http://www.google.com.au/patents/US7537892?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7537892 - Method and sequences for determinate nucleic acid hybridization