Omics
Omics
Omics (pronounced /ˈoʊmɪks/) is a field in biology that focuses on the study of biological systems. The term is derived from the suffix "-omics", which is used to denote the study of large-scale biological data sets.
Etymology
The term "omics" is derived from the Greek suffix "-ome," which means "mass" or "body." It is used in the names of many fields of study in biology to denote the comprehensive study of a particular type of biological data. For example, "genomics" refers to the study of genomes, "proteomics" refers to the study of proteomes, and so on.
Related Terms
- Genomics: The study of genomes, or the complete set of genes within an organism.
- Proteomics: The study of proteomes, or the complete set of proteins produced by an organism.
- Metabolomics: The study of metabolomes, or the complete set of metabolites within a biological organism.
- Transcriptomics: The study of transcriptomes, or the complete set of RNA transcripts produced by an organism.
- Phenomics: The study of phenomes, or the complete set of phenotypes within a population of organisms.
See Also
- Systems biology: An interdisciplinary field that focuses on the study of complex interactions within biological systems.
- Bioinformatics: The application of computer technology to the management of biological information.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Omics
- Wikipedia's article - Omics
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