Definition of "genomics" []

• The study of all of the nucleotide sequences, including structural genes, regulatory sequences, and noncoding DNA segments, in the chromosomes of an organism. (noun)

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• "True, for many rare inherited diseases, genomics is making a big difference."
• "However, genomics is empirical and directly testable, of course."
• "However, genomics is empirical and directly testable, of course. see above"