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microarray
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microarray

See micro array.


microarray - A technique for performing many DNA experiments in parallel. Nothing to do with computers.


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Because of the expense involved in running microarray experiments, including the costs of analyzing data, microarrays are generally nor used in detailed dose and timecourse studies, says Eaton.
DNA microarrays exploit primary sequence data to measure transcript levels and detect sequence polymorphisms, for every gene, simultaneously.
Used in conjunction with expression microarrays, GenoSensor genomic microarrays can help researchers determine not only if a gene is present, but also whether the gene is found in abnormally high numbers, and if abnormal gene amplification is correlated with overexpression of an important protein.
 
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