A method for detecting a single nucleotide polymorphism in a target nucleic acid in a sample, the method comprising: - performing an amplifying step comprising contacting the sample with a first oligonucleotide primer comprising a first nucleic acid sequence and a second oligonucleotide primer comprising a second nucleic acid sequence to produce an amplification product comprising a sense strand and an anti-sense strand if any target nucleic acid is present in the sample; - performing a hybridizing step comprising providing the amplification product with a double stranded oligonucleotide probe comprising: - a first SNP specific hydrolysis probe comprising a third nucleic acid sequence complementary to a first SNP containing region of the sense strand, the first SNP specific hydrolysis probe comprising a first interactive label and a second interactive label, a first 5' end and a first 3' end; and - a second SNP specific hydrolysis probe comprising a fourth nucleic acid sequence complementary to a SNP containing region of the anti-sense strand, the second SNP specific hydrolysis probe comprising a third interactive label and a fourth interactive label, a second 5' end and a second 3' end; and - detecting the presence or absence of the amplification product, wherein the presence of the amplification product is determined by the detection of detectable label released from said first and/or said second SNP specific hydrolysis probe and is indicative of the presence of the SNP in the target nucleic acid, and wherein the absence of released detectable label from said first and/or said second SNP specific hydrolysis probe indicates the absence of the amplification product and the absence of the SNP in the target nucleic acid, wherein the first interactive label comprises a first donor fluorescent moiety at the first 5' terminus, and the second interactive label comprises a first corresponding acceptor fluorescent moiety within no more than 8 nucleotides of the first donor fluorescent moiety on the first SNP specific hydrolysis probe, and wherein the third interactive label comprises a second donor fluorescent moiety at the second 5' terminus, and the fourth interactive label comprises a second corresponding acceptor fluorescent moiety within no more than 8 nucleotides of the second donor fluorescent moiety on the second SNP specific hydrolysis probe. - performing an amplifying step comprising contacting the sample with a first oligonucleotide primer comprising a first nucleic acid sequence and a second oligonucleotide primer comprising a second nucleic acid sequence to produce an amplification product comprising a sense strand and an anti-sense strand if any target nucleic acid is present in the sample; - performing a hybridizing step comprising providing the amplification product with a double stranded oligonucleotide probe comprising: - a first SNP specific hydrolysis probe comprising a third nucleic acid sequence complementary to a first SNP containing region of the sense strand, the first SNP specific hydrolysis probe comprising a first interactive label and a second interactive label, a first 5' end and a first 3' end; and - a second SNP specific hydrolysis probe comprising a fourth nucleic acid sequence complementary to a SNP containing region of the anti-sense strand, the second SNP specific hydrolysis probe comprising a third interactive label and a fourth interactive label, a second 5' end and a second 3' end; and - a first SNP specific hydrolysis probe comprising a third nucleic acid sequence complementary to a first SNP containing region of the sense strand, the first SNP specific hydrolysis probe comprising a first interactive label and a second interactive label, a first 5' end and a first 3' end; and - a second SNP specific hydrolysis probe comprising a fourth nucleic acid sequence complementary to a SNP containing region of the anti-sense strand, the second SNP specific hydrolysis probe comprising a third interactive label and a fourth interactive label, a second 5' end and a second 3' end; and - detecting the presence or absence of the amplification product, wherein the presence of the amplification product is determined by the detection of detectable label released from said first and/or said second SNP specific hydrolysis probe and is indicative of the presence of the SNP in the target nucleic acid, and wherein the absence of released detectable label from said first and/or said second SNP specific hydrolysis probe indicates the absence of the amplification product and the absence of the SNP in the target nucleic acid, wherein the first interactive label comprises a first donor fluorescent moiety at the first 5' terminus, and the second interactive label comprises a first corresponding acceptor fluorescent moiety within no more than 8 nucleotides of the first donor fluorescent moiety on the first SNP specific hydrolysis probe, and wherein the third interactive label comprises a second donor fluorescent moiety at the second 5' terminus, and the fourth interactive label comprises a second corresponding acceptor fluorescent moiety within no more than 8 nucleotides of the second donor fluorescent moiety on the second SNP specific hydrolysis probe.