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In genetics, DEG stands for: Differentially expressed genes. These terms originate from genome research, in particular from transcriptome analysis (e.g. using RNA-Seq). Genes are considered to be differentially expressed if their expression levels (i.e. their ability to translate them into mRNA) differ significantly between two or more conditions. Examples of such conditions are:
- diseased vs. healthy
- treated vs. untreated
- Tissue A vs. tissue B
- Cell line 1 vs. cell line 2
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The identification of DEGs helps to understand:
- which genes are involved in certain diseases,
- how cells react to drugs,
- the molecular mechanisms behind physiological differences.
