Glossary 3.8

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The glossary provides definitions and explanations of key terms and concepts essential to understand the topic in the lesson. Be sure to familiarize yourself with each term before attempting the lesson glossary quiz.
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DNA microarray

a solid surface that has a microscopic grid of many DNA fragments, called probes, attached; used to determine gene expression

DNA Primer

a short single-stranded DNA sequence, easily synthesized in a laboratory, that is complementary to a sequence at one end of the target sequence

DNA Sequencing

a process in which the sequence of base pairs in a DNA strand is determined