Whats the difference between a probe and a primer?

Question

Ehh? Primer identify the genes of interest to be amplified in PCR right?

then probe also does identify the region where gene of interest is found on a DNA right?

So whats the difference?

and they are both single stranded DNA molecule right?

Answer 1

The term 'primer' is specifically for single stranded DNA molecules used in amplification by any DNA amplification techniques. Probes are for purely identification.