Microarray analysis techniques: Difference between revisions

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[[Image:Microarray2.gif|thumb|350px|Example of an approximately 40,000 probe spotted oligo microarray with enlarged inset to show detail.]]

'''Microarray analysis techniques''' are used in interpreting the data generated from experiments on DNA, RNA, and protein [[microarray]]s, which allow researchers to investigate the expression state of a large number of genes - in many cases, an organism's entire [[genome]] - in a single experiment.{{citation needed|date=February 2015}} Such experiments can generate very large volumes of data, allowing researchers to assess the overall state of a cell or organism. These large data amount can be difficult to analyze, especially in the absence of good gene annotation.