Genomics

Definitions of genomics

noun
the branch of genetics that studies organisms in terms of their genomes (their full DNA sequences)

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types:
functional genomics
the branch of genomics that determines the biological function of the genes and their products

structural genomics
the branch of genomics that determines the three-dimensional structures of proteins

type of:
genetic science, genetics
the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms

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