Sentences with phrase «called gene chips»

Now two research teams have spotlighted the middle ground, using so - called gene chips to evaluate millions of bases of DNA in a single experiment.

So scientists can now use the so called gene chips to scan people's DNA for hundreds of thousands of genes and different variants of genes.

Not exact matches

One current method commonly used today is called chromatin immunoprecipitation, combined with next - generation gene sequencing (ChIP - seq).

The new consortium proposes to characterize and tag the 1486 known transcription factors — proteins that switch genes on and off — in the mouse genome, as well as an estimated 600 coregulators that chip in to control cellular and biological functions through networks called regulons.

DNA microarrays, also called DNA chips, have stoked excitement in the research community because they can test the activity of many genes at once.

Next, they extracted the DNA from developing and mature heart cells, using an advanced gene - sequencing technique called ChIP - seq that lets scientists «see» the epigenetic signatures written in the DNA.