UMIs (Unique Molecular Identifiers)

GPTKB entity

Statements (18)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf molecular biology technique
gptkbp:alternativeName molecular barcodes
gptkbp:analyzes bioinformatics pipelines
gptkbp:attachedTo DNA fragments
RNA fragments
gptkbp:composedOf short random nucleotide sequences
gptkbp:enables identification of original molecules
removal of amplification bias
gptkbp:firstDescribed 2012
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label UMIs (Unique Molecular Identifiers)
gptkbp:introducedIn library preparation
gptkbp:length 4-12 nucleotides
gptkbp:usedFor improving quantification accuracy
reducing PCR duplicates
gptkbp:usedIn next-generation sequencing
single-cell RNA sequencing
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:FASTQ_file_format
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8