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Algorithms & data management glossary 
Applications overview
Assays, labels, signaling & detection
Basic genetics & genomics
Bioinformatics glossary
Biology overview
Biomaterials glossary
Biomolecules glossary
Business of the life sciences
Cell biology glossary
Chemoinformatics glossary
Chromatography & electrophoresis glossary
Clinical genomics glossary
Computers & computing glossary
Databases & software directory
Drug (and device and diagnostics) approvals & clinical trials
Drug discovery & development glossary
Expression glossary
FAQ
Functional genomics glossary
Gene amplification & PCR glossary
Gene definitions glossary
Genetic variations glossary
Genomics glossary
Help
How terms were chosen and defined
How to look for other terms
Imaging glossary
Informatics overview
Intellectual property glossary
Journal links
Maps, genomic & genetic glossary
Mass spectrometry glossary
Microarrays glossary
Miniaturization glossary
Model & other organisms glossary
Molecular modeling glossary
Nomenclature, genes, proteins & species
NMR & x-ray crystallography glossary
-Omes & -omics glossar>
Pharmaceutical biology glossary
Pharmacogenomics glossary
Protein structure glossary
Proteins glossary
Proteomics glossary
Research glossary
Sequences, DNA & beyond glossary
Sequencing glossary
Structural genomics glossary
Technologies & instrumentation glossary

Last revised  March 8, 2001 Alpha index by categories

Roger Brent said in his opening remarks for the 2000 After the Genome meeting in Jackson Hole Wyoming "current efforts to come to grips with genomic information often resemble computer-savvy library science, where the most important issues concern categories, classification schemes and information retrieval…What we would actually like to achieve, however, is a predictive understanding of  biological function. The goal here is a true computational biology that will be able to make functional predictions from available genomic data [italics added]  http://www.atgx.org/info_gruber.html          

Algorithms & data management glossary
3D QSAR
ab initio calculations In-depth
ab initio quantum mechanical methods In-depth
algorithm
artificial intelligence In-depth
artificial neural nets In-depth
Bayesian inference algorithms In-depth
ClogP values In-depth
cluster analysis
Comparative Molecular Field Analysis CoMFA In-depth
conformational analysis In-depth
correlation analysis In-depth
decision trees In-depth
experimental design In-depth
expert systems In-depth
factorial design In-depth
fuzzy In-depth
fuzzy logic In-depth
genetic algorithm GA
heuristic
heuristic algorithm
Hidden Markov Models HMM
knowledge based systems In-depth
memory-mapped data structures In-depth
molecular pattern recognition In-depth
Monte Carlo techniques In-depth
mosaic plots In-depth
multivariate statistics In-depth
neural networks
parsing
partial least squares In-depth
pattern recognition PR
principal components analysis PCA In-depth
QSAR Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationship
quantum chemical calculations In-depth
receptor mapping In-depth
recursive partitioning In-depth
regression analysis
SIMCA Simple Classification Analysis, Soft Independent Modeling of Class Analogy In-depth
SPC Structure Property Correlations In-depth
semi-empirical methods In-depth
sequencing algorithm
simulated annealing SA In-depth
training set
visualization
visualisation tools

Assays, labels, signaling and detection glossary
assay
attomole
avidin In-depth
bioassay
biosensor
biosensor-electrochemical
competitive immunoassay
detection
detector technologies
direct detection
femtomole
fluorescence
fluorophore
Green Fluorescent Protein GFP
homogeneous assay
immunoassay
immunometric assay
immunohistochemistry In-depth
label
luminescence
nanoparticle
picomole
quantum dot
reagents
sandwich assay In-depth
sensitivity
specificity
ultrasensitive
yocotomole
zeptomole

In-depth Assays, labels, signaling & detection glossary include bioluminescence, biotin, biotinylation, chemiexcitation, chemiluminescence, colorimetry, electrochemistry, FRET Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer, fluorescence polarization, LIF Laser Induced Fluorescence, luminometer, quenching,  photon, reactant, reagents, scintillation, streptavidin, Surface Plasmon Resonance SPR, target labelling, tracer.

Basic genetics (& genomics) weblinks & overview
adenine A
Bacterial Artificial Chromosome BAC
base
base pair bp
biotechnology
cloning vector
cytosine C
double helix
gene
genetic code
guanine G
Mendelian disorders
Mendelian genetics
recombinant DNA technology
recombination
thymine T
uracil
vector
vector, cloning
vector, genetic

Bioinformatics glossary
annotation of databases
annotation of genes
bioinformatics
computational genetics
curated databases
databases
EBI European Bioinformatics Institute
Ensembl
Gene Ontology ^TM GO
integrated databases
interoperability
NCBI National Center for Biotechnology Information
non-redundant databases
proprietary databases
standards
structural bioinformatics
XML eXtensible Markup Language

In-depth bioinformatics glossary  include Biomedical Information Science and Technology Initiative BISTI; BISTI Consortium, BSML Bioinformatic Sequence Markup Language; biocorba.org, biojava.org,  Bio-ontology Standards Group,  bioperl.org, biopython.org, bioWidget Consortium, bioxml.org,  CORBA Common Object  Request Broker Architecture, computational biology;  Data Model Standards Group, Genome Annotation Data Warehouse; LSR Life Sciences Research group;  metadata, OMG Object Management Group; ontology.

Biomolecules glossary
biomolecules
biopolymers
carbohydrates
DNA
Dalton
glycans
glycoconjugates
macromolecular systems
macromolecules
micromolecules
nucleic acids
oligosaccharides
peptides
polymers
polysaccharides
protein
proteoglycans
sacccharides
xenobiotic

Business of the life sciences glossary
alliances
alliance networks
anti-trust
applied research
basic research
CORDIS Community Research and Development Information Service In-depth
CRADA Cooperative Research and Development Agreement In-depth
collaboration
consortia, consortium
database subscription
deal types In-depth
development
discovery rights
drug discovery and development deals database
emerging companies In-depth
equity investment
extension of agreement
for-profit genomics
Framework Programme on Cooperative Research and Technological Development and Demonstration; Fifth Framework Programme In-depth
funding of genomic research
genomic deals
genomic technologies In-depth
harmonization
high tech
hypercompetitive
intellectual property resources
joint ventures
licensing
licensing of a drug target
life sciences industry
mergers and acquisitions
mezzanine financing
NAICS North American Industry Classification System In-depth
NAPCS North American Product Classification System In-depth
NCRA National Cooperative Research Act
NCRPA National Cooperative Research and Production Act
non-genomic technologies In-depth
PIPEs Private Investments in Public Equity
partial acquisition
partnerships
partnership structures
patent acquisition In-depth
patent systems
pharmaceutical industry
platform companies
platform strategy
pre-competitive R&D
R&D research and development
RJV Research Joint Ventures
risk management
royalty stacking
SBIR Small Business Innovation Research In-depth
STTR Small Business Technology Transfer In-depth
SIC Standard Industrial Classification codes In-depth
SME Small and Medium sized Enterprise In-depth
spin-offs
start-ups
strategic alliances
TRAs Technology Research Associations IN-depth
technology consortium, technology consortia
technology transfer
technology service agreement In-depth
tender offers
termination of agreement In-depth
venture capital

Cell biology glossary
apoptosis
autosome
CHO cells Chinese Hamster Ovary cells In-depth
cell, cells In-depth
cell lines In-depth
cell adhesion
cell cycle
cell differentiation
centromeres In-depth
chromatin In-depth
chromosome
clone
clone bank
cloning
cytoplasm In-depth
cytoskeleton In-depth
developmental biology In-depth
differentiation – cell
diploid
ES Embryonic Stem cells
euchromatic In-depth
euchromatin In-depth
eukaryotes
eukaryotic cells
extracellular matrix In-depth
fusion In-depth
fusion, cell In-depth
gamete
germ cells
Golgi Apparatus In-depth
haploid
hematopoietic stem cells
heterochromatic In-depth
histones In-depth
host
host-vector system
hybridoma
library
library-genomic
lysis In-depth
macrophages In-depth
meiosis In-depth
metabolism
metabolite
mitochondria
mitosis In-depth
nucleus In-depth
organelles
plasmid
ploidy
prokaryote In-depth
pronucleus In-depth
ribosomes
second messenger
second messenger systems
somatic cell
somatic cell hybridization In-depth
spliceosomes
stem cells
T cells
telomere

Chemoinformatics glossary
CML Chemical Markup Language
chemical information system In-depth
chemoinformatics, chemi-informatics, chemiinformatics
chemometrics In-depth
computational chemistry In-depth
data mining
data mining, genomic
GUI Graphical User interface In-depth
in silico
Lipinski's rules of five
"plug and play" systems In-depth
rules of five
"silo systems" In-depth
Structure Activity Relationship SAR.
virtual library
virtual screening

Chromatography & electrophoresis glossary
2D gel electrophoresis
affinity chromatography
CE-MS Capillary Electrophoresis-Mass Spectrometry
CIEF Capillary electrophoresis IsoElectric Focusing
capillary array
Capillary Electrophoresis CE
capillary gel electrophoresis
carrier ampholytes
chromatography
DGGE Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis
Edman degradation
electrophoresis
frontal affinity chromatography
gel electrophoresis
HPLC High Performance Liquid Chromatography
IEF IsoElectric Focusing
IPG Immobilized pH Gradient
IGP-DALT
ISO-DALT
immobilized pH gradient shift
immobilized pH gradient strips, very narrow range
in gel protein digestion
isoelectric point
liquid chromatography LC
NEPHGE non-Equilibrium pH Gradient Gel Electrophoresis
non-denaturing gel electrophoresis
pI
PAGE polyAcrylamide Gel Electrophoresis
protein affinity chromatography
SDS-PAGE Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate PolyAcrylamide Gel Electrophoresis
zoom gels

Clinical genomics glossary
autosomal dominant inheritance
autosomal recessive inheritance
cancer genomics
clinical genomics
clinical sensitivity
clinical trials
comparative data mining
compound heterozygosity
diagnosis
disease intervention
diseases
drug
familial cancer
family history
gene therapy
genetics
genetic test
genetic testing
germline mutation
hereditary cancer
heterozygous
homozygous
LOH Loss of Heterozygosity
morbidity, compressing
mortality, reducing
predictive data mining
predictive testing
predisposition, genetic
presymptomatic test
somatic cells
sporadic cancer
susceptibility
time delay data mining
trends based data mining

In-depth Clinical Genomics definitions  include analytical sensitivity, analytical specificity, carrier testing, clinical sensitivity, clinical specificity, drug, genetic counseling, genetic screening, new born screening, predictive testing,  predisposition test, preimplantation diagnosis, prenatal diagnosis, prognosis, risk communication.

Databases & software directory available by email. Request from mchitty@healthtech.com
3Dee Database of Protein Domain Definitions
AA Index,  Amino Acid Index
ALFRED Allele Frequency Database
ASTRAL
ASDB
AceDB
allgenes.org
BIND Biomolecular Interaction Network Database
BLOCKS
BODYMAP
BRITE Biomolecular Relations in Information Transmission and Expression
Berkeley Drosophila Genome Project BDGP
Biochemical Pathways (Boehringer Mannheim)
BioMasRes
cDNA relational databases
CATH Class Architecture Topology Homology
CCAP Cancer Chromosome Aberration Project
CGAP Cancer Genome Anatomy Project
COG Clusters of Orthologous Groups of Proteins
CSNDB Cell Signaling Networks Data Base
C. elegans WWW Server
C. elegans Gene Knockout Consortium
Celera Genomic Reference Database
Celera SNP Reference Database
Clone Registry
Conserved Domain Database CDD
dbEST
dbGSS
dbSNP
dbSTS
DATABANKS
DBcat DataBase Catalog
DDBJ DNA DataBank of Japan
DBGET/LinkDB
DIP Database of Interacting Proteins
DNA-Gene Mutational databases
DOTS Database of Transcribed Sequences
DPI Interact
DSSP
Dali
Database of Ribosomal Cross Links
Decoys R’ Us
DeltaBase
Discover Ease
Drosophila melanogaster genome
EGAD
EID Exon Intron Database
EMBL European Molecular Biology Lab
ENZYME
EPD Eukaryotic Promoter Database
Entrez
Entrez Genomes
Eukaryotic Organelles Home Page
ExInt
ExPASy Expert Protein Analysis System
Express DB
FSSP Fold classification based on Structure-Structure alignment of Proteins
FlyBase
Flyview
GDB Genome Data Base
GENOTK
GGEG Global Gene Expression Group
GOBASE Organelle Genome Database
GOLD Genomes OnLine Database
GSDB Genome Sequence DataBase
GXD Gene Expression Database
GadFly
GenBank
GeneCards
Gene Census System
Gene Express
Gene Expression Omnibus GEO
Gene Map of the Human Genome
Gene Scape
Gene Solutions
GeneX
Genetic Annotation Index GAI
Genome Analysis Pipeline
Genome Catalog
Genome Channel
Genome MOT Genome MOnitoring Table
German Human cDNA Project
HGBASE Human Genic Bi-Allelic Sequence Database
HGMD Human Gene Mutation Database
HOMOLOGENE
HSSP Homology-derived Secondary Structure of Proteins
HuGE Human Gene Expression Index
HUGE  Human Unidentified Gene Encoded Large Proteins
Hits
Human Gene Index
Human Genome Sequencing
Human Mouse Homology Maps
Human SNP Database
Human Tumor Gene Index (hTGI) CGAP
IMAGE Integrated Molecular Analysis of Genomes and their Expression
ISSD
Interactive Fly
Interfunctional Proteomics Data Base
KEGG Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes
KMDB
Kabat Database of sequences of proteins of immunological interest
Klotho
LIGAND
LPFC Library of Protein Family Cores
Life Seq
LocusLink
Locus Specific Mutation Databases
MAGEST
MAGPIE Multipurpose Automated Genome Project Investigation Environment
MGD Mouse Genome Informatics
MIPS Munich Information Center for Protein Sequences
MIRAGE Molecular Informatics Resource for the Analysis of Gene Expression
MITOMAP
MKMD Mouse Knockout Mutation Database
MMDB Molecular Modeling DataBase
MODBASE
MOT  See Genome MOT
Malaria Genetics and Genomics
Mammalian Gene Collection
Medline, Medlars
Microbial Genomes Sequencing Projects
Mitelman Chromosomal Aberration Summary
Molecular Probe Data Base MPDB
Molecular Profiling, CGAP
Mouse Atlas and Gene Expression Database
Mouse Genome Sequencing
Mouse Tumor Gene Index
NCBI RH {radiation hybrid]  Map
NDB Nucleic Acids Database
NIH Rat Genomics and Genetics
OMIA Online Mendelian Inheritance in Animals
OMIM Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man
OWL
OmniBank
PDB Protein Data Bank
PEDB
PIR Protein Information Resource
PROW Protein Resources on the Web
PUMA, Phylogeny of  Unicellular organisms
Path DB
Pfam
Presage
Prints
ProClass
ProDom
ProSite
Protein Sequence Database SEE PIR
proWeb project
ProtFam
PubMed, PubMed Central
PubRef
RESID
RGD Rat Genome Database (Univ. Wisconsin)
Rat Genome Data  (Jackson Lab)
Rat Genome Database  (Sweden)
RatMap
Ref Seq
Retrovirus Resources
SAGE Analysis
SAGE map
SBASE
SCOP Structural Classification of Proteins
SGD Saccharomyces Genome Database,
SGD Worm-Yeast Protein Comparison
SPAD Signaling Pathway Database
SRS Sequence Retrieval System
SWISS-PROT
SWISS 2D PAGE
Saccharomyces Genome Deletion Project
Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in the Human Genome WWW
TRANSFAC
TRIPLES
TrEMBL
Taxonomy
Transpath
Transterm
UniGene
Vector DB
VecScreen
WIT2 What is There
Worm Chip Directory
Worm PD
XREF db
YPD Yeast Proteome Database
ZFIN Zebrafish Information Network

Software includes BEAUTY, BLAST, CLUSTALW, DBGET, DBSearching, browsing and analysis tools, Dbsolve, Electronic PCR, Fasta, Gene Identification Software Sites GRAIL, Gapped BLAST, MedMiner, ORF Finder, PHRED, PHRAP, PSA Protein Structure Predicter Server, PredictProtein Server, Proteomic tools, PSI-BLAST, SMART (Simple Modular Architecture Research Tool), SWISS-Model, SYSTERS, Sequin, VAST, Yeast Tools, WWW Promoter Scan

Drug discovery & development glossary
aliquot In-depth
aptamer
array synthesis in-depth
autosampler In-depth
bead
binning In-depth
building block In-depth
chemical genetics
chemical genomics
chemogenomics
cleavage In-depth
cluster In-depth
combichem
combinatorial In-depth
combinatorial chemistry
combinatorial library
combinatorial synthesis
crosslinking In-depth
Dalton
de novo design In-depth
deconvolute In-depth
dendrimer In-depth
directed library In-depth
diversity
drug design
drug development
drug discovery
drug discovery pipeline
drug targeting
druggable
focused library In-depth
fully combinatorial In-depth
gel phase In-depth
HTS High Throughput Screening
high throughput organic synthesis
hit
in situ scaffold formation In-depth
iterative deconvolution In-depth
LIMS Laboratory Information Management Systems
lead discovery
lead generation
lead optimization
lead validation
ligand design
linker In-depth
low hanging fruit
MPS Multiple Parallel Synthesis In-depth
massively parallel In-depth
me too drug In-depth
medicinal chemistry In-depth
member In-depth
microtiter plate, microtitre plate
molecular design
molecular diversity.
molecular mimicry In-depth
monomer IN-depth
orthogonality In-depth
parallel synthesis In-depth
peptidomimetic In-depth
pharmacophore generation In-depth
pool In-depth
pool/split In-depth
preformed scaffold In-depth
privileged structures In-depth
property space In-depth
random library In-depth
rational drug design
recognition site In-depth
resin In-depth
residue In-depth
robotic system
robotics
robust
SELEX Systematic Evolution of Ligands by Exponential Enrichment
SPE Solid Phase Extraction In-depth
sample preparation
scaffold
scalable
screening
small molecules
solid phase extraction SPE In-depth
solid support In-depth
soluble support In-depth
sort and combine In-depth
spatially addressable
stochastic In-depth
structure activity relationship SAR
structure-based design
sub-library In-depth
target
target validation
template
tether In-depth
ultra high-throughput screening UHTS
unbiased library In-depth

Expression glossary
clinical profiling of gene expression
conditional gene expression
co-regulation In-depth
diauxic shift In-depth
differential display
differential gene expression
downregulation In-depth
EVGs Expression Verified Genes
expression
expression profiling
expression profiling sensitivity
expression proteomics
expression technologies
GEML Gene Expression Markup Language
gene expression
gene expression analysis
gene expression arrays
gene expression profiling
genetic profiling
genome expression
genomic profiling
global gene expression
guilt by association method In-depth
influence based data mining
mRNA expression
molecular profile
overexpression/underexpression In-depth
pathways
protein expression
protein expression profiling
RNA expression
reverse transcriptases In-depth
reverse transcription
SAGE Serial Analysis of Gene Expression
subtraction cloning
TOGA Total Gene Expression Analysis
tissue profiling
transcript
transcript expression
transcript imaging
transcript map
transcript profiling
transcription
transcription factors
transcription machinery
transcriptional fingerprint
underexpression
upregulation
whole genome expression

Functional genomics glossary
bacteriophage In-depth
Biopathways Consortium
cenancestor In-depth
chemical mutagenesis
comparative genomics
Cre-lox In-depth
deductive genomics In-depth
embryonic lethal trait
embryonic stem cells ES
forward genetics
functional genomics
gene disruption
gene function
genetic programs
genome function
homolog, homologous, homologue
homology
insertional mutagenesis
ion channels In-depth
knockdown
knockin
knockout
knockout, conditional
lateral genomics In-depth
molecular networks
molecular systematics
mutagenesis
networks
ortholog, orthologue
paralog, paralogue
pathways
phage In-depth
phage display
phylogenetic profile method
phylogenetic tree
phylogenomics
positional cloning
retrovirus In-depth
reverse genetics
saturation mutagenesis
signal transduction
similarity
site-directed mutagenesis
transposon
vector
vector, cloning
vector, genetic
xenology

Gene amplification & PCR glossary
absolute quantification
amplicon
amplification
amplimer
cPCR
competitive PCR
end-point
FISH Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization
gene amplification
hybridization
in situ hybridization
isothermal
molecular beacons
multiplex
nucleic acid amplification and detection
PCR Polymerase Chain Reaction
polymerase In-depth
primer extension
primers
probes
quantitative gene amplification
quantitative PCR
quantitative RT-PCR
RNA amplification
RT-PCR Reverse Transcriptase PCR
real time
relative quantification
relative quantitative RT-PCR
reverse transcriptases
semi-quantitative
Taq polymerase
target

In-depth Gene amplification & PCR glossary include ASO probe Allele Specific Oligo, anneal, capture probe, kinetic RT-PCR, ligase chain reaction LCR, microtransponder, nested PCR, non-competitive RT-PCR, PNA Peptide Nucleic Acid, PNA probes, Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA technique RAPD.

Gene definitions
candidate gene In-depth
cis- In-depth
cis-trans test In-depth
gene
gene (human)
alternative splicing
epigenetics
gene family
gene imprinting
gene product
gene silencing
gene subfamily
housekeeping genes
hypothetical genes
immunoglobulin genes In-depth
immediate-early genes In-depth
jumping genes In-depth
lethal genes
localize
locus, loci
luxury genes In-depth
mitochondrial genes
non-nuclear genes In-depth
nuclear genes In-depth
ORF Open Reading Frame
oncogenes In-depth
operons In-depth
organelle genes In-depth
orphan genes
pleiotropic genes In-depth
polycistronic In-depth
polygene In-depth
processed genes In-depth
promiscuous genes In-depth
pseudogenes In-depth
putative genes
quantitative genes In-depth
rRNA genes In-depth
regulator genes In-depth
regulatory genes In-depth
regulatory region In-depth
regulon In-depth
reporter genes In-depth
split genes In-depth
structural genes In-depth
superfamily
suppressor genes In-depth
syntenic genes In-depth
synteny In-depth
transposons
tumor suppressor genes In-depth

Genetic variations glossary
alleles
association studies
biomarkers
deletions In-depth
direct approach In-depth
enhancement In-depth
epigenetic
genetic architecture
Hardy-Weinberg law In-depth
human genome epidemiology
linkage analysis In-depth
markers
markers biological
markers, DNA
markers, genetic
molecular variation
multifactorial
multigenic In-depth
mutation
mutation rate
oligogenic In-depth
pleiotropism, pleiotropy In-depth
point mutations In-depth
polymorphisms
population genetics In-depth
positional candidates In-depth
random genome-wide association studies In-depth
SNP Single Nucleotide Polymorphism
The SNP Consortium TSC
scan, genome
scanning
scoring
variants
wild-type

In-depth Genetic variations glossary include aggregate, anonymous SNPs, bi-allelic, cSNPs, CEPH Centre d’Etude du Polymorphism Humaine, candidate gene approach, candidate SNP, correlation studies, DHPLC Denaturing HPLC, DNA fingerprinting, DNA footprinting, DNA ligase enzymes, diallelic, duplications, endonucleases, epitasis, frameshift mutation, functional cloning, Genetic Annotation Initiative, genetic drift, genetic recombination, haplotype, idiomorphism, indels, insertion, leaky mutation, linkage, linkage disequilibrium, localize, loss-of-function mutation, microsatellite markers, microsatellite repeat polymorphism, minisatellite repeats, negative selection, neutral mutations, null mutations, pSNPs, phenocopy rSNPs, RFLP Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphisms, recombinant, recombination, regional scanning, restriction enzymes, SSCP Single Strand Conformational Polymorphisms, SSEP Single Strand Electrophoretic Polymorphisms, STR Short Tandem Repeats, STSs Sequence Tagged Sites, satellite, segregation, slightly deleterious alleles, suppression, synonymous SNP, tandem repeats, tri-allelic.

Genomics glossary
applied genomics
biochemical genomics
chemical genomics In-depth
complex
complex diseases
complex phenotypes
complex traits
DDBJ DNA Data Bank of Japan
DOE Department of Energy In-depth
EMBL European Molecular Biology Lab
GenBank
genetic architecture
genome
Genome Analysis Pipeline In-depth
Genome Catalog In-depth
Genome Channel In-depth
genomic DNA
genomics
genotype
HUGO Human Genome Organization
Human Genome Project HGP
Joint Genome Initiative JGI In-depth
lateral genomics
Mendelian disorders
microbial genomics
NHGRI National Human Genome Research Institute
penetrance
phenotype
polygenic
post-genomic
RIKEN
whole genome

Genomic applications overview
BLAST
druggable
functional genomics
genetic testing
genomic deals
genomics
Human Genome Project
Human Proteome Project
low hanging fruit
Mendelian genetics
new paradigm
paradigm shift
pharmacogenomics
post-genomic
proteomics
structural genomics
transcriptomics

Genomic biology overview
apoptosis
biomolecules
biotechnology
combinatorial biology
expression
gene
gene nomenclature, human
genetic maps
hypothetical protein
model organisms
protein structure
SNP Single Nucleotide Polymorphism
"working draft" Human Genome sequence

Imaging glossary
2 photon excitation
2 photon microscopy
atomic force microscopy
CCD Charged coupled device
CCD camera
chemical force microscopy
circular dichroism spectroscopy
confocal microscopy
detector technologies
electron microscopy
fluorescence microscopy
fluorescence spectrometry
image analysis - microarrays
ion microscopy
laser
Laser Fluorescence Microscopy LFM
MRI Magnetic Resonance Imaging
MRS Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
magnetic resonance force microscopy
Near Infrared Spectrometry NIR
non-linear optics
photons
Raman spectrum analysis
SEM scanning electron microscopy
STEM scanning transmission electron microscopy
STM Scanning Tunneling Microscopy
scanning probe microscopy
scanning technology
scanning tunneling microscopy
TEM transmission electron microscopy
transcript imaging

Informatics overview
3D-QSAR
bioinformatics
biomedical computing (biomedical information science & technology)
bottom-up
chemoinformatics
clinical informatics
complexity
DNA computing
databases
data mining
federated databases
high performance computing
hypothesis driven research
in silico
informatics
information overload
interoperability
metadata
middleware
molecular computing
molecular modeling
ontology
peta
petaflop
problem-driven research
quantum computing
research informatics
schema, schemata
self-organization
standards
supercomputer
teraFlop Tflop
top-down
web
XML eXtensible Markup Language

Maps genomic & genetic glossary
bottom-up
cDNA maps
cell mapping
chromosome mapping
chromosomal maps
clone based maps
comparative genome mapping
cosmid maps
contig mapping
contig maps
cytogenetic maps
DNA maps
ESTs
epitope mapping
expression mapping
gene map
gene mapping
genetic linkage map
genetic mapping
genetic maps
genome control maps
high density maps
high-resolution genetic maps
high-resolution physical mapping
linkage disequilibrium
linkage maps
locus
macrorestriction map
mapping
microsatellite markers
nucleotide mapping
peptide mapping
physical maps
positional cloning
Protein Expression Mapping PEM
protein interaction mapping
protein linkage maps
RFLP
Radiation Hybrid (RH) maps
receptor mapping
resolution
restriction mapping
SNP maps
STS
tandem repeats
top-down
transcript maps

Mass spectrometry glossary
2D CE-IMLS 2D Capillary Electrophoresis with Inverted Mass Ladder Sequencing, CE-MS Capillary electrophoresis Mass Spectrometry, CIEF Capillary electrophoresis IsoElectric Focusing; Collision Induced Dissociation CID; ESI ElectroSpray Ionization, ESI-MS-MS ElectroSpray tandem mass spectrometry, ESI-TOF ElectroSpray Ionization-Time-of-Flight, ion trap mass spectrometry, LC/MS interfaces, LC/MS, MALDI Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization, MALDI-TOF Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight mass spectrometry, MALDI-TOF-PMF Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight/ Peptide Mass Fingerprinting, MS/MS scans,  MS/MS/MS/, mass spectrometry, mass-to-charge ratio (m/z), multiple mass spectrometry, nanoelectrospray-MS/MS, PMF Peptide Mass Fingerprinting, Photon Induced Dissociation PID, quadrupole mass analyzer, quadrupole ion trap, TOF Time-of-Flight mass spectrometer, tandem mass spectrometry, triple quadrupole.

Microarrays glossary
antibody microarrays
bead arrays, bead chips, bead microarrays
biochips
cell arrays, cell chips, cell microarrays
DNA chips, DNA arrays, DNA microarrays
detection methods
gene arrays, gene microarrays
GeneChip ®
genome arrays
genome chip
genomic microarrays
high density microarrays
high density oligonucleotide arrays
hybridization arrays
in situ arrays
LabChip ®
lab-on-a-chip
matrix solid state
microarrays
microchips
microelectronic arrays
micron
oligonucleotide arrays, chips, microarrays, microchips
protein array, protein chip, protein microarray
SNP chips
small molecule microarrays
spotted arrays
tissue arrays, tissue chips, tissue microarrays
validation - microarrays

In-depth Microarrays glossary
array technology; arrayed libraries,  blotting; blotting, Northern; blotting, Southern, blotting, Western; cDNA arrays, CCD, cell arrays, chips; clone arrays; dot blots; exon arrays, filter arrays; Genosensor™  system; glycochips, oligosaccharide arrays; gridded cDNA microarrays; inkjets;  laser; macroarrays, nylon; mask microspotting; peptide arrays; photolithography; probe arrays; suspension arrays tiling arrays.

Miniaturization glossary
BioMEMS
carbon nanotubes
DNA diagnostics, miniaturization
integrated microdevices (IM)
MEMS MicroElectro Mechanical Systems
microchemistry
microfabrication
microfluidics
microinjection
micromachining
micron
microTas microTotal Analysis System uTAS
miniaturization
nano-
nanofabrication
nanoparticles
nanotechnology
optical tweezers
self-assembly
uTAS

Model & other organisms glossary
animal models
Arabadopsis
brassica
Caenorhabditis elegans, C. elegans, worm
Drosophila melanogaster, fly
E. coli, Escheria coli
model organisms
mouse, Mus musculus
murine
mustard
Rat, Rattus Norvegicus,
Saccharomyces cerevisiae, S. cerevisiae, yeast
transgenic
Xenopus, frog
zebrafish, Dario rerio.

Molecular Modeling glossary
ab initio gene prediction
ab initio modeling
ab initio quantum mechanical methods In-depth
computational gene recognition
computational modeling
Computer Assisted Drug Design CADD
Computer Assisted Molecular Design CAMD
Computer Assisted molecular modeling CAMM
decoys In-depth
docking
docking studies
drug design
dynamic programming
energy function In-depth
exon prediction
force field In-depth
gene identification
gene prediction
gene recognition
gene structural components
granularity
homology model
homology modeling
in silico
in silico screening
molecular dynamics In-depth
molecular graphics
molecular mechanics In-depth
molecular modeling
molecular models
molecular recognition
ORF prediction
protein structure prediction
scoring methods
semi-empirical methods In-depth
semi-empirical quantum mechanical methods In-depth
simulations
structure analysis
VRML Virtual Reality Modeling Language
virtual library
virtual screening

NMR & X-ray crystallography
bicelle, COSY Correlated Spectroscopy, chemical shift, cryogenic probe, cryoprobe, crystallography, dephases, distance mapping, ESR Electron Spin Resonance, FT NMR Fourier Transform NMR, flexible linkages, HMQC Heteronuclear Multiple Quantum Correlation, HR-MAS High Resolution Magic Angle Spinning, HSQC Heteronuclear Single Quantum Correlation, hyphenated techniques kD kilo Dalton, LC- NMR, LC-MS-NMR, MAS Magic Angle Spinning, NOE Nuclear Overhauser Effect, NOESY Nuclear Overhauser Enhancement and Exchange Spectroscopy, NMR Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, NMR-biomolecular, pulse sequence, pulsed field gradient, ROESY Rotating frame Overhauser Enhancement Spectroscopy, SAR by NMR, STD-NMR Saturation Transfer Difference NMR, solid state, solution state, spin diffusion, spin label, spin relaxation, spin-spin relaxation, TOCSY Total Correlation Spectroscopy, X-ray crystallography, X-ray diffraction.

Nomenclature
carbohydrate nomenclature
enzyme nomenclature
gene nomenclature, human
gene nomenclature, human mutations
gene nomenclature- plants and animals)
model organisms nomenclature
protein nomenclature.

-Omes & -Omics glossary
biome
biomics
BioNome
cellome
cellomics
epigenome
epigenomics
epigenotype
glycome
glycomics
immunome
immunome, cancer
mmunomics
metabolome
metabolomics
metabonome
metabonomics
morphome
morphomics
-ome
-omes, integrating
-omics
operome project
operomics
phenome
phenomics
physiome
physiomics
regulomics
resistome
somatonome
transcriptome
transcriptomics.

Pharmaceutical biology glossary
affinity
agonists
antagonists
antibody, antibodies
antigens
antisense molecule
binding sites
chiral
chirality
chromophore In-depth
chromophore assisted laser inactivation
DNA binding
DNA vaccines
enantiomer
enzymes
epitopes
G-proteins In-depth
G-protein coupled receptor GPCR In-depth
G-protein coupled receptors, orphan In-depth
hormones
hybridomas
ligands
lock and key
monoclonal antibodies, monoclonal antibody
orphan receptors
pharmacophores
racemates
receptors
recognition sites
recombinant DNA In-depth
recombinant proteins In-depth
recombinant therapeutics
recombination, genetic In-depth
substrate
vaccines

Pharmacogenomics glossary
ADME
ADME/Tox
biopharmaceutics In-depth
biotransformation  In-depth
drug metabolizing enzymes
mechanisms of action
mode of action
pharmacogenetics
pharmacogenomic technologies
pharmacogenomics
pharmacokinetics
structural pharmacogenomics
tox-chips
toxicogenomics
toxicokinetics

Proteins glossary
amino acids
amino acid sequence
glycosylation
housekeeping proteins
hypothetical protein
luxury proteins
peptides
phosphorylation
post-translational modifications
post-translational protein processing
primary structure
protein expression
protein, proteins
protein sequence
putative proteins
secreted proteins

In-depth Proteins glossary include amino terminus, basic proteins, C-terminus, carboxyl terminus, checkpoint control proteins, co--immunoprecipitation, co-precipitation, cross annotation, cytokines, denaturation, depletion, directed protein evolution,  factitious protein, fusion proteins (recombinant), gatekeeper protein, heat shock proteins, hydrophobic proteins, immunoprecipitation, molecular chaperones, N terminus, peptide library, peptide receptors, perturbagens, prefractionation, protein synthesis, residue, sequential regulation, zinc finger proteins.

Protein structure glossary
amino acid motif
beamline
conformation
disordered proteins
domain
membrane proteins
misfolding
motif, amino acid
protein conformation
protein domain
protein family, protein families
protein folding
protein motif
protein sequence
protein structure
protein structure prediction
protein structure, quaternary
protein structure, secondary
protein structure technologies
protein structure, tertiary
protein superfamily
structure function of proteins
synchrotrons

In-depth Protein structure glossary  includes aggregation, amino terminus domain, carboxyl terminus domain, native state, peptide library, peptide receptors, perturbagens, protein fold, sequential regulation.

Proteomics glossary
2D gel electrophoresis
chemical proteomics
comparative proteomics
DNA-protein interactions
dissociator assays
evolutionary homology
functional proteomics
Human Proteome Project
interaction proteomics
pharmacoproteomics
phylogenetic profiles
protein dynamics
protein expression
protein function
protein-protein interactions
proteome
proteomics
proteomics technologies
reverse-two hybrid
riboproteomics In-depth
Rosetta stone method In-depth
structural proteomics In-depth
tissue proteomics
toxicoproteomics
yeast one hybrid
yeast three hybrid
yeast two hybrid

Sequences, DNA & beyond
3' UTR In-depth
5' UTR In-depth
alternative splicing
amino acid sequence In-depth
attenuator In-depth
cDNA
CDs In-depth
carbohydrate sequence In-depth
coding regions
coding sequences
codon
complementary DNA cDNA
DNA In-depth
DNA synthesis In-depth
EST Expressed Sequence Tag
enhancer In-depth
exons
gene coding
inteins In-depth
intron
junk DNA
LTR Long Terminal Repeat In-depth
mature peptide In-depth\
-mer
mRNA messenger RNA
mtDNA mitochondrial RNA
non-coding regions
nucleic acid
nucleotide
ORF Open Reading Frame
oligo
oligonucleotide
open reading frame
precursor RNA  In-depth
primary (initial, unprocessed) transcript In-depth
primary transcript In-depth
promoter In-depth
promoter regions in-depth
protein coding
protein coding sequence In-depth
protein splicing In-depth
rRNA ribosomal RNA in-depth
RNA ribonucleic acid
RNA splicing in-depth
reading frame
ribonucleic acid
ribosomal RNA in-depth
ribosomes in-depth
scRNA small cytoplasmic RNA In-depth
selfish DNA
sequence
sequence data, molecular In-depth
signal peptide coding sequence In-depth
snRNA small nuclear RNA
splicing
sticky ends In-depth
tRNA In-depth
template In-depth
terminator In-depth
transcription
transfer RNA In-depth
translation
transit peptide coding sequence In-depth
UTR untranslated region

Sequencing glossary
alignment
assembled sequence
BEAUTY In-depth
BLAST Basic Local Alignment Search Tool
BLAST2 In-depth
chain termination method In-depth
chemical cleavage sequencing In-depth
chemical degradation sequencing In-depth
consensus sequence
conserved sequence
contig
contig assembly
de novo sequencing In-depth
dideoxy sequencing In-depth
draft, working sequence, human
FACS In-depth
FASTA In-depth
finished sequence, human
finishing standards Human Genome Project
flow cytometry  In-depth
flow sorting In-depth
GRAIL Genome Recognition and Assembly Internet Link software
gap penalties
gapped BLAST In-depth
gaps
genomic viewers
global alignment
local alignment
Maxam-Gilbert sequencing In-depth
microsequencing In-depth
minisequencing In-depth
multiple sequence alignment
multiplex sequencing In-depth
Needleman-Wunsch In-depth
protein sets
resequencing
rough draft
Sanger sequencing In-depth
sequence alignments
sequence analysis
sequence homology, nucleic acid
sequence similarity searches
sequence tags In-depth
sequencing high-throughput
sequencing (proteins, nucleic acids)
sequencing, high-throughput
shotgun method
shotgun sequencing
Smith-Waterman alignment In-depth
whole genome shotgun sequencing
working draft, human sequence

Structural genomics glossary
ab initio modeling
ab initio protein structure prediction
CASP Critical Assessment of Technologies for Protein Structure Alignment
fold recognition
granularity
homology modeling
NIGMS National Institute of General Medical Sciences
Protein Structure Factory
Protein Structure Initiative
protein structure prediction
Structural Biology Industrial Platform
structural genomics
structure from sequence
structure prediction problem
threading

Technologies & instrumentation overview
applied molecular evolution
atomic force microscopy AFM
CE-MS Capillary Electrophoresis- Mass Spectrometry
combinatorial chemistry
detector technologies
disruptive technologies
emerging technologies
enabling technologies
fluidics system
gene shuffling
genomics technologies - integrated
hyphenated technologies
I.R Thermography, infrared thermography
integrated genomics technologies
LC/MS Liquid Chromatography/ Mass Spectrometry
mass spectrometry
microarray
microfabrication
microtiter plate, microtitre plate
miniaturization
molecular evolution
molecular motors
multiplex
NMR Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
nanoparticles
nonlinear
PCR Polymerase Chain Reaction
phage display
robotic system
robust
sample preparation
scanning technology
semi-conductor
synchrotrons
X-ray crystallography.
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