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an appraisal of the state of affairs; "they made an assay of the contents"; "a check on its dependability under stress" a substance that is undergoing an analysis of its components a written report of the results of an analysis of the composition of some substance analyze (chemical substances) try: make an effort or attempt; "He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world" a quantitative or qualitative test of a substance (especially an ore or a drug) to determine its components; frequently used to test for the presence or concentration of infectious agents or antibodies etc.
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A laboratory test to find and measure the amount of a specific substance.
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One protein is fused to a transcriptional activation domain (the GAL4 activation domain) and the other to a DNA-binding domain (the GAL4 DNA-binding domain), and both fusion proteins are introduced into yeast. Expression of a (GAL4-regulated) reporter gene with the appropriate DNA-binding sites upstream of the promoter indicates that the two proteins physically interact.
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A test to detect the presence, absence, or quantity of an agent (such as a drug or viral load).
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a highly sensitive test that can detect small amounts of DNA or RNA (genetic material) in a blood or tissue sample using an amplification technique that multiplies the existing DNA/RNA so that it can more easily be detected. PCR assays are used to determine viral loads in persons infected with HIV.
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