The GeneChip® Sugar Cane Genome Array is designed specifically to monitor gene expression in the sugar cane plant (Saccharum officinarum), which is an important food crop worldwide. The array, through study of gene expression patterns of S. officinarum, will enable researchers to elucidate complex genetic traits which may lead to improved crop production and resistance to insects and disease.

• The GeneChip Sugar Cane Genome Array contains 8,236 S. officinarum probe sets to monitor gene expression for approximately 6,024 distinct S. officinarum genes (including both UniGene and non-UniGene gene clusters).
• Power of the Probe Set: multiple independent measurements for each transcript deliver the greatest accuracy and reproducibility of any microarray platform.
• GeneChip® System: richer data, sharper insights, better decisions.

Array Profile
The sequence information for this array was created in collaboration with leading sugar cane researchers through the GeneChip® Consortia Program and was designed based on content from Saccharum officinarum UniGene Build 5 from August 27th, 2004 and GenBank® mRNAs up to November 2, 2004. The array contains 11 probe pairs per probe set and is a 169-format, 11-micron array design.

Instrument and Software Requirements

• GeneChip Scanner 3000, enabled for High-Resolution Scanning*
• GeneChip Operating Software (GCOS) v1.1.1 or higher, which includes the GeneChip Scanner 3000 High-Resolution Scanning Patch

*GeneChip Scanner 3000 High-Resolution Update is standard on all instruments shipped starting in September 2003 with serial number series 502. Previous versions, serial number series 501, will require the 00-0110 GeneChip Scanner 3000 High-Resolution Update to be installed.

The Sugar Cane Genome Array was created within the Affymetrix GeneChip® Consortia Program.

Find individual probe sets on all GeneChip® expression arrays with Array Finder.