transcriptomics

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[tran-skrip-toh-miks, -tahm-iks] / ˌtræn skrɪpˈtoʊ mɪks, -ˈtɑm ɪks /

noun

1. Biochemistry. (used with a singular verb) the branch of biochemistry that identifies and analyzes the transcriptome, or the set of RNA transcripts, in an organism in order to discover how genes have been expressed over time and under different conditions.

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Other Word Forms

• transcriptomic
  adjective

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transcriptomics

Using an advanced technique called spatial transcriptomics, the team examined which genes were active in individual cells and their surroundings.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2025

The researchers used a technique known as single-cell transcriptomics to look at the activity of genes in every cell in these samples.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 4, 2024

Rik Korswagen's team at the Hubrecht Institute in the Netherlands helped implement spatial transcriptomics in the sea anemone.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 29, 2024

Secondly, spatial transcriptomics -- a cutting-edge technology that shows us where these cellular activities occur -- expanded the map across the entire spinal cord, preserving the spatial context and relationships between different cell types.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 19, 2024

The researchers combined eight cutting-edge omics technologies, including single-cell RNA sequencing, whole-genome sequencing, and spatial transcriptomics to map and localise genes expressed in the tissue.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 25, 2024