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Table 2 Genomics firms taxonomy

From: The emergence of commercial genomics: analysis of the rise of a biotechnology subsector during the Human Genome Project, 1990 to 2004

Category

Description

AGRIVET

Agriculture and veterinary genomics

DATABSE

Database creation, subscription, or licensing

DNASEQN

DNA sequencing

DNATEST

DNA testing service, clinical or diagnostic screening

DRUGDEV

Drug, biologic, and vaccine development

GENEFNL

Gene function and functional genomics; characterization of genes and their products

GENEMAP

Gene mapping; linkage, association studies; SNP discovery, use and analysis

GENEPOP

Genetic epidemiology; population studies

GENETFR

Gene transfer and gene therapy; vectors for gene therapy

GENEXPR

Gene expression analysis; microarray analysis; analysis of siRNAs and other regulation element

IDNTFCN

DNA forensics, DNA identification service

INFRMTX

Bioinformatics for DNA analysis; data mining

INSTRMT

Instruments for DNA analysis

LEGLSVC

Legal services; privacy protection

PHRMGEN

Pharmacogenetics or pharmacogenomics

STANDRD

Setting standards, testing service benchmarks

SUPPLYR

Genomics reagents supplier; microarray manufacturer; service provider

TRSTFND

Trust fund or genomics capital source

SYNBIOL

Synthetic biology