biological network analysis
noun phraseUK /ˌbaɪəˈlɒdʒɪkəl ˈnɛtwɜːk əˈnæləsɪs/
US /ˌbaɪəˈlɑːdʒɪkəl ˈnɛtwɝːk əˈnæləsɪs/
A way to study how living things are connected, like a map of friends.
Scientists used biological network analysis to see how genes work together.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A method that looks at how molecules in a cell link up to each other.
Biological network analysis showed the proteins that talk to each other.
3. Using computer tools to draw and study maps of living systems.
The class learned biological network analysis to build a map of cell parts.
4. A research approach that studies whole systems instead of single parts.
Biological network analysis helped them understand the whole disease process.