foldchange

English

Alternative forms

• fold change

Etymology

From fold +‎ change; see twofold, threefold, etc.

Noun

foldchange (countable and uncountable, plural foldchanges)

1. (sciences) A measurement of change in value, expressed as a ratio, so that for example a value changing from 30 to 60 represents a foldchange of 2.
   • 2015 July 6, “De Novo Transcriptome Assembly and Identification of Gene Candidates for Rapid Evolution of Soil Al Tolerance in Anthoxanthum odoratum at the Long-Term Park Grass Experiment”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     Unigenes with foldchange expression between the tolerant and sensitive genotypes was ≥ 4 or ≤ -4 we consider for further investigation at the PGE as potential targets of selection in the evolution of Al tolerance.