MOLECULAR TIMETABLE GENERATING APPARATUS AND INTERNAL BIOLOGICAL CLOCK ESTIMATING APPARATUS

摘要

An apparatus 11 for estimating the circadian time in an individual organism based on the data of the gene expression product amount of a sample collecte d from the individual organism. This apparatus has a circadian oscillation gen e selection means of selecting a circadian oscillation gene which shows a time - lapse change in the data of the gene expression product amount in a standard sample similar to a cosine wave having a definite time cycle; a circadian expression change curve selection means of selecting a circadian expression change curve which is similar to a time-lapse change in the gene expression product amount of the thus selected circadian oscillation gene from among a plural number of cosine waves having a definite time cycle and different phases; and a registration means of registering the data by which the thus selected circadian expression change curve is specified.