Genomics
noun
noun ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The study of the complete genome of an organism. uncountable
- 2 the branch of genetics that studies organisms in terms of their genomes (their full DNA sequences) wordnet
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
More examples"Recently, the American Museum of Natural History established the Institute for Comparative Genomics."
Etymology
From gene + -omics or genome + -ics.