"Stochastic fluctuations" refers to unpredictable, random changes or variations in a system. These fluctuations can occur in various fields such as science, finance, or weather, and they cannot be easily predicted or controlled.
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Expression of an individual gene can vary considerably among genetically identical cells because
of stochastic fluctuations in transcription.
This ultimate method for unraveling ensemble averages leads to the observation of new effects and to direct measurements
of stochastic fluctuations.
Ligand - dependent induction of our synthetic signal transduction system has
stochastic fluctuations or noise.
Statistically, the low R2 indicates noise in the system, also apparent as GUS activity without the ligand and
stochastic fluctuation.
One limitation of this first generation plant system is
stochastic fluctuation of the response (Figure 3B and Figure S3).
In contrast, transcription of constitutive genes encoding essential subunits of complexes is not coordinated because of
stochastic fluctuations.