1.1.2.4. Genomics

1.1.2.4. Genomics

Genomics is the study of the genome . The term genome refers to the entire gene tic content of an organism. Genomics is the scientific discipline of mapping, sequencing, and analyzing genomes. The entire RNA and protein content of an organism are referred to as transcriptome and proteome, respectively. Genomics, in the broad sense, includes transcriptomics (study of the transcriptome) and proteomics (study of the proteome), as the genetic signal can be modified during and after the transcription and translation processes.

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