foldchange
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
fold + change; see twofold, threefold, etc.
Noun[edit]
foldchange (countable and uncountable, plural foldchanges)
- (sciences) A measurement of change in value, expressed as a ratio, so that for example a value changing from 30 to 60 represents a foldchange of 2.
- 2015 July 6, “De Novo Transcriptome Assembly and Identification of Gene Candidates for Rapid Evolution of Soil Al Tolerance in Anthoxanthum odoratum at the Long-Term Park Grass Experiment”, in PLOS ONE[1], :
- Unigenes with foldchange expression between the tolerant and sensitive genotypes was ≥ 4 or ≤ -4 we consider for further investigation at the PGE as potential targets of selection in the evolution of Al tolerance.