Ontology for Biomedical Investigations

Last uploaded: January 22, 2024
Preferred Name

comet assay

Synonyms

single cell gel electrophoresis assay

SCGE assay

Definitions

An assay that measures DNA damage (DNA breakage) in eucaryotic cells exposed to a challenge by determining the size and shape of DNA migration by detecting fluorescently labeled DNA from a cell placed in an electric field using gel electrophoresis

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/OBI_0302736

alternative term

single cell gel electrophoresis assay

SCGE assay

definition source

PMID:7686265

editor preferred term

comet assay

example of usage

PMID: 18326531.Mutagenesis. 2008 Mar 6.Recommendations for design of the rat comet assay.

has curation status

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/IAO_0000122

has_specified_input

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/OBI_0000439

has_specified_output

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/IAO_0000030

label

comet assay

prefixIRI

OBI:0302736

prefLabel

comet assay

term editor

Philippe Rocca-Serra

textual definition

An assay that measures DNA damage (DNA breakage) in eucaryotic cells exposed to a challenge by determining the size and shape of DNA migration by detecting fluorescently labeled DNA from a cell placed in an electric field using gel electrophoresis

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/OBI_0001501

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/OBI_0001977

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