Table 1.
Distribution of variance components followed in the gene expression study [39].
| Confounding Variance | Studied Variance | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Components | Inter Subject Variance | Processing Noise | Treatment Effect |
| Source | 1. Different base line expression 2. Different response to treatment |
1. Sampling 2. RT 3. qPCR |
Difference between groups induced by treatment |
| Intervention | 1. Randomised 2. Used appropriate sample size 3. Used paired measures |
1. Used replicates 2. Normalized to reference gene or spike |
Maximized effect (by selecting heat tolerant Vechur and Kasaragod and heat susceptible crossbred cattle |