microarray

noun

mi·​cro·​ar·​ray ˌmī-krō-ə-ˈrā How to pronounce microarray (audio)
: a supporting material (such as a glass or plastic slide) onto which numerous molecules or fragments usually of DNA or protein are attached in a regular pattern for use in biochemical or genetic analysis

Examples of microarray in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web After 18 days of exposure to the drugs, the fish - juvenile fathead minnows - had their brains removed and the expression levels of various genes measured using a genetic microarray. Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 7 June 2012 For BRCA1/2, 98% of the variants in Asians, 99% of those in African Americans, 94% of those in Hispanics, and 94% of those in Caucasians would slip through the microarray cracks. Sharon Begley, STAT, 17 Oct. 2019 If the company does not test for a variant, needless to say, its microarrays won’t detect it in a customer’s DNA from a spit sample. Sharon Begley, STAT, 17 Oct. 2019 For example, current testing methods include analyzing a single gene or panel of genes or DNA microarray that targets multiple regions in the genome. Sarah Elizabeth Richards, chicagotribune.com, 11 June 2018

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Word History

First Known Use

1995, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of microarray was in 1995

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“Microarray.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/microarray. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

Medical Definition

microarray

noun
mi·​cro·​ar·​ray -ə-ˈrā How to pronounce microarray (audio)
: a supporting material (as a glass slide or bead) onto which numerous molecules or molecular fragments usually of DNA or protein are attached in a regular pattern for use in biochemical or genetic analysis
especially : dna microarray
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