Experimental Design - An Introduction

Definition. Microarray Experiment: "A set of one or more hybridisations, each of which relates one or more samples to one or more arrays." (Brazma et al., 2001) The steps to individual microarray experiment are outlined in Figure 1. Figure 1. Basic stages of a microarra y experimen t. It is important to note that, apart from the analysis stage, the researcher must document concisely all stages for future reference. This will become more apparent when building microarra y data resources, as will be discussed shortly. It is also important for verificatio n methods.