eigengene
eigengene noun: one of a set of right singular vectors of a genes x samples matrix that tabulates, e.g., the mRNA or gene expression of the genes across the samples.
Noun
eigengene (plural eigengenes)
- One of a set of right singular vectors of a genes x samples matrix that tabulates, e.g., the mRNA or gene expression of the genes across the samples.
- We describe the use of singular value decomposition in transforming gene expression data from genes/arrays space to ‘‘eigengenes’’/‘‘eigenarrays’’ space, where the eigengenes and eigenarrays are unique orthonormal superpositions of the genes and arrays, respectively.1999, Orly Alter et al., ‘‘Singular Value Decomposition for Gene Expression Data Processing and Modeling.’’ In: After the Genome V (October 6–10, 1999, Jackson Hole, WY), published by the U.S....
Forms of eigengene
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Origin of eigengene
From eigen- + gene.
Questions about eigengene
- What does eigengene mean?
- Eigengene means one of a set of right singular vectors of a genes x samples matrix that tabulates, e.g., the mRNA or gene expression of the genes across the samples.
- What part of speech is eigengene?
- Eigengene is a noun.
- What is the plural of eigengene?
- The plural of eigengene is eigengenes.
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