PCR quantitativeLa PCR quantitative (ou qPCR), ou PCR en temps réel, est une méthode particulière de réaction en chaîne par polymérase permettant de mesurer la quantité initiale d'ADN. En réalité, la PCR quantitative mesure le nombre d'amplicon (portion d'ADN définie par un couple d'amorces). Il existe diverses techniques permettant de quantifier l'ADN en biologie moléculaire. On peut utiliser la spectrophotométrie UV-visible à qui permet de connaître avec précision la concentration d'ADN total dans un échantillon par dosage optique.
False discovery rateIn statistics, the false discovery rate (FDR) is a method of conceptualizing the rate of type I errors in null hypothesis testing when conducting multiple comparisons. FDR-controlling procedures are designed to control the FDR, which is the expected proportion of "discoveries" (rejected null hypotheses) that are false (incorrect rejections of the null). Equivalently, the FDR is the expected ratio of the number of false positive classifications (false discoveries) to the total number of positive classifications (rejections of the null).
Réaction en chaîne par polymérasevignette|Diagramme des quatre premiers cycles de la PCR. Lamplification en chaîne par polymérase (ACP) ou réaction de polymérisation en chaîne, généralement siglée PCR (de l'polymerase chain reaction) est une méthode de biologie moléculaire permettant d'obtenir rapidement, in vitro, un grand nombre de segments d'ADN identiques, à partir d'une séquence initiale.
Sampling (music)In sound and music, sampling is the reuse of a portion (or sample) of a sound recording in another recording. Samples may comprise elements such as rhythm, melody, speech, sound effects or longer portions of music, and may be layered, equalized, sped up or slowed down, repitched, looped, or otherwise manipulated. They are usually integrated using electronic music instruments (samplers) or software such as digital audio workstations. A process similar to sampling originated in the 1940s with musique concrète, experimental music created by splicing and looping tape.
Apprentissage superviséL'apprentissage supervisé (supervised learning en anglais) est une tâche d'apprentissage automatique consistant à apprendre une fonction de prédiction à partir d'exemples annotés, au contraire de l'apprentissage non supervisé. On distingue les problèmes de régression des problèmes de classement. Ainsi, on considère que les problèmes de prédiction d'une variable quantitative sont des problèmes de régression tandis que les problèmes de prédiction d'une variable qualitative sont des problèmes de classification.
Swimming pool sanitationSwimming pool sanitation is the process of ensuring healthy conditions in swimming pools. Proper sanitation is needed to maintain the visual clarity of water and to prevent the transmission of infectious waterborne diseases. Two distinct and separate methods are employed in the sanitation of a swimming pool. The filtration system removes organic waste on a daily basis by using the sieve baskets inside the skimmer and circulation pump and the sand unit with a backwash facility for easy removal of organic waste from the water circulation.
Simple random sampleIn statistics, a simple random sample (or SRS) is a subset of individuals (a sample) chosen from a larger set (a population) in which a subset of individuals are chosen randomly, all with the same probability. It is a process of selecting a sample in a random way. In SRS, each subset of k individuals has the same probability of being chosen for the sample as any other subset of k individuals. A simple random sample is an unbiased sampling technique. Simple random sampling is a basic type of sampling and can be a component of other more complex sampling methods.
Diagnostic prénatalLe diagnostic prénatal (DPN) ou diagnostic anténatal (DAN) est l'ensemble des pratiques médicales ayant pour but de détecter in utero chez l'embryon ou le fœtus une affection grave (anomalie génétique ou malformation congénitale, par exemple), afin de donner aux futurs parents le choix d'interrompre ou non la grossesse et de permettre une meilleure prise en charge médicale de la pathologie si la grossesse est poursuivie.
Hybridization probeIn molecular biology, a hybridization probe (HP) is a fragment of DNA or RNA of usually 15–10000 nucleotide long which can be radioactively or fluorescently labeled. HP can be used to detect the presence of nucleotide sequences in analyzed RNA or DNA that are complementary to the sequence in the probe. The labeled probe is first denatured (by heating or under alkaline conditions such as exposure to sodium hydroxide) into single stranded DNA (ssDNA) and then hybridized to the target ssDNA (Southern blotting) or RNA (northern blotting) immobilized on a membrane or in situ.
Sample mean and covarianceThe sample mean (sample average) or empirical mean (empirical average), and the sample covariance or empirical covariance are statistics computed from a sample of data on one or more random variables. The sample mean is the average value (or mean value) of a sample of numbers taken from a larger population of numbers, where "population" indicates not number of people but the entirety of relevant data, whether collected or not. A sample of 40 companies' sales from the Fortune 500 might be used for convenience instead of looking at the population, all 500 companies' sales.