NCI Dictionary of Genetics Terms
5 results found for: W
- WES
- A laboratory process that is used to determine the nucleotide sequence primarily of the exonic (or protein-coding) regions of an individual’s genome and related sequences, representing approximately 1% of the complete DNA sequence. Also called whole exome sequencing and WXS.
- WGS
- A laboratory process that is used to determine nearly all of the approximately 3 billion nucleotides of an individual’s complete DNA sequence, including non-coding sequence. Also called whole genome sequencing.
- whole exome sequencing
- (hole EK-some SEE-kwen-sing)
- A laboratory process that is used to determine the nucleotide sequence primarily of the exonic (or protein-coding) regions of an individual’s genome and related sequences, representing approximately 1% of the complete DNA sequence. Also called WES and WXS.
- whole genome sequencing
- (hole JEE-nome SEE-kwen-sing)
- A laboratory process that is used to determine nearly all of the approximately 3 billion nucleotides of an individual’s complete DNA sequence, including non-coding sequence. Also called WGS.
- WXS
- A laboratory process that is used to determine the nucleotide sequence primarily of the exonic (or protein-coding) regions of an individual’s genome and related sequences, representing approximately 1% of the complete DNA sequence. Also called WES and whole exome sequencing.