GENE CHIP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does gene chip mean? 

• GENE CHIP (noun)
  The noun GENE CHIP has 1 sense:

1. a microchip that holds DNA probes that form half of the DNA double helix and can recognize DNA from samples being tested

  Familiarity information: GENE CHIP used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENE CHIP (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A microchip that holds DNA probes that form half of the DNA double helix and can recognize DNA from samples being tested

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

DNA chip; gene chip

Hypernyms ("gene chip" is a kind of...):

chip; micro chip; microchip; microprocessor chip; silicon chip (electronic equipment consisting of a small crystal of a silicon semiconductor fabricated to carry out a number of electronic functions in an integrated circuit)

 Context examples 

Microfluidics is a critical component in gene chip and protein chip development efforts.

(Microfluidics, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

The NeuroX gene chip contains the codes of approximately 24,000 common genetic variants thought to be associated with a broad spectrum of neurodegenerative disorders.

(NIH scientists find six new genetic risk factors for Parkinson’s, NIH)

By comparing the genetic regions to sequences on a state-of-the-art gene chip called NeuroX, the researchers confirmed that 24 variants represent genetic risk factors for Parkinson’s disease, including six variants that had not been previously identified.

(NIH scientists find six new genetic risk factors for Parkinson’s, NIH)