This glossary contains a number of definitions from the following publication:
J. M. Cock; Tessmar-Raible, K.; Boyen, C.; Viard, F. (Eds.), Introduction to Marine Genomics, vol. 1, 1st ed., Advances in Marine Genomics Vol. (Springer, 2010). Available from: http://www.springer.com/life+
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Target |
In a microarray experiment, the target is labelled population of molecules corresponding to the RNA or DNA extracted from mixtures of cells, tissues, cell cultures or other samples. This labelled population of molecules is often referred to erroneously as the probe. |