GeneChip® Operating Software (GCOS)
GCOS provides comprehensive data collection and analysis tool for the Affymetrix GeneChip Platform. The suite provides automated data collection and instrument control for the GeneChip® Fluidics Station 400 and the GeneChip Scanner 3000. Using advanced scientific algorithms, the suite provides several different analysis applications. Analysis options include conversion of intensity data into expression results, allele detection, singular nucleotide polymorphism detection, and nucleotide analysis.