2.第二章生物信息数据库：1概述1.pptVIP

* Gene expression information is crucial to the understanding of metabolism, development and cell growth and division. It is also important in the study of the effect of diseases and of therapy on the cell. The development of techniques such as microarrays which can monitor changes in RNA levels on a cellular or tissue scale holds a lot of promise for the understanding of the DNA signals regulating gene expression, and of their controlling factors. * A DNA microarray consists of a solid support (for example, a glass slide) on which a large collection of specific DNA sequences are attached. DN