Statistic |
Description |
Number of Microarrays per
Slide |
Number of replicate arrays that appear on each glass
microarray slide. All of the arrays on the slide are identical. For example,
the 4 x 44K array format places four identical replicate arrays on each
slide. |
Number of Slides |
Total number of separate microarray slides needed
to implement your microarray design.
For formats containing multiple identical arrays
on one slide, each of the arrays on the slide counts as one array. For
example, if you type 65,000 as the number of probes, and select the 4
X 44K design format, Array Calculator returns 2 as the Number of Slides. |
Total Number of Features |
Number of features occupied by target probes and
control probes, as well as all unused locations.
For formats containing multiple identical arrays
on one slide, this number reflects the total number of features in each
array on the slide. |
Number of Available Features |
Number of “empty” unused locations in all microarrays.
For formats containing multiple identical arrays
on one slide, this number reflects the total number of available features
in each array on the slide. |
Number of Agilent Controls |
Number of features occupied by standard Agilent control
probes.
For formats that contain multiple replicate arrays
on one slide, this number reflects the number of Agilent control probes
in each array on the slide. |
Number of User Controls |
Number of features occupied by control probes specified
by the user.
For formats that contain multiple identical arrays
on one slide, this number reflects the number of user control probes in
each array on the slide. |
Percentage Filled |
Percentage of features occupied collectively by biological
probes and control probes |
Percentage filled using
fill array |
Percentage of features occupied collectively by all
biological and control probe groups, including Agilent control probe groups
and the probe group that you may have selected to fill unused features. |
Number of Features Occupied
by SNP Probes |
SNP probes are specifically designed for CGH+SNP
microarrays, which include both CGH probes and SNP probes on the same
array. |
Number of microRNA Targets
Covered |
(microRNA application type only) Total number of
microRNA targets associated with probes on the array. |
Number of Distinct microRNA
Targets Covered
|
(microRNA application type only) Total number of
microRNA targets associated with probes on the array, excluding microRNAs
with duplicate sequences. For example, for a multi-species array, if two
microRNAs have the same sequence, this value considers them together as
a single microRNA.
eArray treats microRNAs that have the same sequence
as a single species of microRNA, and lays out only one set of probes for
it. This avoids the problem of two sets of probes competing for the same
target material. The competition would otherwise compromise the specificity
of the assay. |
Number of Distinct microRNA
targets that can be covered by remaining space |
(microRNA application type only) Number of microRNAs
that you can still select for the array, without exceeding its capacity.
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