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A transcriptome is the full range of messenger RNA, or mRNA, molecules expressed by an organism. The term "transcriptome" can also be used to describe the ... Thispagehasbeenarchivedandisnolongerupdated   transcriptome   A transcriptomeisthefullrangeofmessengerRNA,ormRNA,moleculesexpressed byanorganism.Theterm"transcriptome"canalsobeusedtodescribethearray ofmRNAtranscriptsproducedinaparticularcellortissuetype.Incontrast withthegenome,whichischaracterizedbyitsstability,thetranscriptome activelychanges.Infact,anorganism'stranscriptomevariesdependingonmany factors,includingstageofdevelopmentandenvironmentalconditions. A laboratorytechniquecalledthemicroarraycanbeusedtoexaminechangesin thetranscriptome.Microarrayscanbeusedtomeasuretheexpressionof thousandsofgenesatthesametime,aswellastoprovidegeneexpression profiles,whichdescribechangesinthetranscriptomeinresponsetoa particularconditionortreatment. FurtherExploration ConceptLinksforfurtherexploration Northernblot | RNA | transcription | geneexpression | microarray | genome | proteome | phenotype RelatedConcepts (8) Genetics GeneInheritanceandTransmission GeneExpressionandRegulation NucleicAcidStructureandFunction ChromosomesandCytogenetics EvolutionaryGenetics PopulationandQuantitativeGenetics Genomics GenesandDisease GeneticsandSociety CellBiology CellOriginsandMetabolism ProteinsandGeneExpression SubcellularCompartments CellCommunication CellCycleandCellDivision ScientificCommunication CareerPlanning Loading... ScitableChat Register | SignIn