APPARATUS FOR VISUALIZING AND ANALYZING GENE EXPRESSION PATTERNS USING GENE ONTOLOGY TREE AND METHOD THEREOF

摘要

The present invention relates to an apparatus for visualizing or analyzing gene expression patterns of a biological sample using gene ontology tree and a method of the same, more precisely, an apparatus for visualizing or analyzing gene expression patterns which are regarded as biologically important using gene ontology tree by calculating complexity and a method of the same. This apparatus of the present invention is useful for comparing gene expression patterns in different biological samples using data produced by the said apparatus and the method of the present invention. According to the present invention, gene expression patterns in relation to molecular functions, biological processes or cellular components can be analyzed by investigating protein or RNA expression in biological samples. So, the apparatus and the method of the present invention can be effectively used for analysis of biologically important aspects such as functional changes, evolutionary stages or developmental stages of each biological sample.