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DNA gene-expression microarray

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-002522

A process that allows thousands of pieces of DNA that are fixed to a glass slide to be analyzed at one time. It is used to identify the genes (pieces of DNA) in specific cells or tissue that are actively used to make RNA, which then may be used to make proteins.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-002522
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-002522",
  "term": "DNA gene-expression microarray",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A process that allows thousands of pieces of DNA that are fixed to a glass slide to be analyzed at one time. It is used to identify the genes (pieces of DNA) in specific cells or tissue that are actively used to make RNA, which then may be used to make proteins.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/dna-gene-expression-microarray/"
}

Record 6,102 of 17,721 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.