RNA-Seq Technologies that allow the identification of RNA sequences in a cell sample as well as measurement of their abundance. In other words, the genes expressed in a sample at the time of the analysis can be identified and their degree of expression quantified. In addition to quantifying gene expression, the analysis of these data makes it possible to identify new sequences transcribed from DNA, identify alternative splicing mechanisms, or detect allele-specific expression, among others. Furthermore, these technologies allow the characterization not only of messenger RNA (mRNA), but also of other types of RNAs such as RNAs that do not encode proteins (referred to as non-coding RNAs, or ncRNAs), including lncRNAs and miRNAs, among others. |