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Functional Genomics for Drosophila
Cambridge Systems Biology Centre, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge, CB2 1QR, UK  [map]
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Microarray hybridisations:

A typical microarray hybridisation will involve a direct comparision between the sample of interest and the control. We extract RNA from each of your biological samples, label and then hybridise them to in-house printed microarray.

Microarray hybridisation

Expression experiment

After hybridisation, each array is scanned to generate two 16-bit grey-scale images (one per dye). Fluorescent spot signal is then quantified by a process called 'spot-finding'. We then correct for known sources of systematic bias, e.g., differential dye labelling.