Table 1

Experimental differences in original circadian microarray analyses

Publication
% Circadian
Number of time points
Light intensity (μmol/m2 per second)
Microarray platform
Technical replicates
Low-level analysis
Circadian detection algorithm
Presence cut-off

Harmer and coworkers [4]
5.5
12
60
Affymetrix Arabidopsis Genome
2
Affymetrix MAS 4.0
CORRCOS
None
Edwards and coworkers [6]
15.4
13
60 to 65
Affymetrix Arabidopsis ATH1
N/A
GC-RMA
COSOPT (less stringent)
None
Covington and Harmer [7]
10.4
12
120
Affymetrix Arabidopsis ATH1
N/A
dChip
COSOPT (more stringent)
Genes present in ≥ 4 of 12 samples

Covington et al. Genome Biology 2008 9:R130   doi:10.1186/gb-2008-9-8-r130

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