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Unlike GC content, the problem is clearly resolved by word counting with a threshold value of t = 0, and with statistical rigor, because false-positive and false-negative rates for a set of comparisons are readily computed from cumulative distributions of dissimilarity between two training sets.
The cloning process might generate false-positive or false-negative results because of the cloned sequences being recognized out of the context of the surrounding genomic sequences.
False-positive 'hits' and missed false-negative identifications of nuclei were counted.
As we tested one or two probes for each candidate, a false-negative result will have been obtained if we tested either the incorrect arm or strand of a putative miRNA.
Similarly, we define the false-negative rate ( FN ) as the number of false negatives among the nonsignificant genes divided by the total number of genes, the true-positive rate ( TP ) as the number of true positives divided by the total number of genes, and, the true-negative rate ( TN ) as the number of true negatives divided by the total number of genes.