Genomewide

adj, adv

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Throughout a genome. not-comparable

    "[…] these figures are only valid as a genomewide average."

Adverb
  1. 1
    Throughout a genome. not-comparable

    "Studying, genome-wide, the increasing number of interacting epigenetic mechanisms in a spectrum of cell types will involve data generation on a massive scale."

Synonyms

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pan genomicpangenomic

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"[…] these figures are only valid as a genomewide average."

Etymology

From genome + -wide. Coined in the 1990s with the rise of genomics.

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