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GeneChip® Rat Expression Set 230

Frequently Asked Questions

  1. How many genes and transcripts are represented on the GeneChip Rat Expression Set 230?

  2. How many arrays are in the set?

  3. What is the volume of hybridization cocktail?

  4. What is the fluidics protocol for the GeneChip Rat Expression Set 230?

  5. What are the major improvements in the design of the arrays in the GeneChip Rat Expression Set 230?

  6. How has the GeneChip Rat Expression Set 230 design and performance been tested?

  7. What is the nature of specificity of the probes included in the GeneChip Rat Expression Set 230?

  8. What is a probe set? What do the different suffixes attached to a probe set name mean?

  9. How do the arrays in the Rat Expression Set 230 compare with the arrays in the RG-U34 Set?

  10. What tools are available to compare my data from the RG-U34 Set and the Rat Expression Set 230?

  11. Where can I obtain sequence information for the probes and probe sets represented on the arrays in the GeneChip Rat Expression Set 230?

  12. Is there a tool to visualize the specificity of the probes represented on the arrays in the Rat Expression Set 230?

  13. What is on the Rat 230A and what is on the Rat 230B Arrays?

  14. Is the entire rat genome represented?

  15. What are the normalization genes?

  16. How do I use the mask to normalize or scale to the normalization genes?

  17. How can I identify the normalization genes?

  18. How were the normalization controls determined?

  19. How do I use the mask to normalize or scale to the normalization genes?

  20. How can I modify the mask or make my own that contains a subset of the normalization genes?

  21. Are there any transcripts represented exactly as they were on RG-U34?

  22. Which transcripts that were represented on the RG-U34 Set are not represented on the GeneChip Rat Expression Set 230?

  23. How long will the RG-U34 Set be available?

  24. What components should I check before installing the Library file on my local workstation?