Occupation or Discipline
genomics Audio
ge·no·mics [ jee-noh-miks, nom-iks ]
Subclass of:
Computational Biology; Science of genetics
Definitions related to genomics:
  • The study of the complete genetic material, including genes and their functions, of an organism.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • The systematic study of the complete DNA sequences (GENOME) of organisms. Included is construction of complete genetic, physical, and transcript maps, and the analysis of this structural genomic information on a global scale such as in GENOME WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDIES.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • (genomics research) The study of comprehensive sets of genes via high throughput methods.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Genomics, study of the structure, function, and inheritance of the genome (entire set of genetic material) of an organism. A major part of genomics is determining the sequence of molecules that make up the genomic deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) content of an organism. The genomic DNA sequence is...
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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