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<strong>Microarray</strong> Grid Alignment: Objective<br />

• The objective <strong>of</strong> the grid alignment step is to localize a twodimensional<br />

(2D) array <strong>of</strong> spots in a microarray scan before any<br />

inform<strong>at</strong>ion is extracted from the spots.<br />

• Terminology: A 2D array <strong>of</strong> spots is also loosely denoted as a grid<br />

<strong>of</strong> spots, while one array <strong>of</strong> spots among multiple 2D arrays in<br />

one microarray scan is <strong>of</strong>ten denoted as a block or a sub-array <strong>of</strong><br />

spots<br />

2D array <strong>of</strong> spots<br />

Sub-array <strong>of</strong> spots<br />

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