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transcriptome

American  
[tran-skrip-tohm] / trænˈskrɪpˌtoʊm /

noun

  • transcriptomes
    plural
  1. Biochemistry. the entire set of RNA transcripts in an organism or in a sample of its tissues or cells.


transcriptome British  
/ trænˈskrɪptəʊm /

noun

  1. biochem a collection of all the messenger RNA in a particular cell

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To dig deeper, the researchers examined the yeast's transcriptome, which is the full set of RNA molecules produced by the cells.

From Science Daily Apr. 12, 2026

These samples were then examined in detail using microscopy, immune-staining, immunofluorescence and transcriptome analysis to see how the tumors differed.

From Science Daily Dec. 10, 2025

Epigenetic modifications and changes in the transcriptome play a central role here, promoting the adaptation and activation of proliferation and survival programs.

From Science Daily Nov. 25, 2024

In addition to analyzing and validating the results regarding the length of mRNAs in brain sEVs, the researchers compared the sequence of genes reflected in the sEV mRNA transcriptome.

From Science Daily Apr. 8, 2024

In this study, using the legume model plant Lotus japonicus, a transcriptome analysis was performed based on the nitrogen status in the plant body during the rhizobial symbiosis process.

From Science Daily Feb. 6, 2024

Meta-omics allow scientists to study the entire genomes, transcriptomes, and proteomes of a microbial community at once, providing a complete understanding of how the community functions and interacts with its environment.

From Science Daily Nov. 14, 2023

This resulted in the reconstruction of skin and skeletal muscle transcriptomes from an extinct species for the first time.

From Science Daily Sep. 19, 2023

Based on the degree of similarity in the transcriptomes, they arranged each species on a family tree and used the numbers of genetic differences between species as a “molecular clock” to determine when each originated.

From Science Magazine Aug. 24, 2022

From those transcriptomes of mouse and jerboa feet, they were able to narrow the pool of potential genes tied to foot size down by 90%, leaving a total of 1755.

From Science Magazine Nov. 23, 2021

To investigate how this diversity is generated, here we used single-cell RNA sequencing to profile the transcriptomes of mouse cells collected along a developmental time course.

From Nature Mar. 4, 2018

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