Microarrays Flashcards
1
Q
what is a microarray?
A
pre-designed library of synthetic nucleic acid probes immobilised and spatially arrayed on a solid matrix. (such as glass or silicon chip)
2
Q
What is a pathway?
A
A biological process made up of a group of genes.
3
Q
What is gene ontology?
A
Functional analysis database giving info on
- where protein is in cell
- what it does
- what process involved in.
Species independent!
4
Q
What is reactome?
A
Manually curated database of bio process
Attempts to map transformation of molecules during pathways
Cross referenced to NCBI gene and uniprot etc.
Complex PPis
