the branch of genetics that studies organisms in terms of their genomes (their full DNA sequences)
"Genomics is a rapidly evolving field that analyzes entire DNA sequences to understand how genes interact and influence traits across different species."
The study of the complete genome of an organism
"Genomics involves analyzing the entire genetic makeup of a species to understand its biological functions."
In plain English: Genomics is the study of all the genetic instructions found within an organism's DNA to see how they work together.
"Scientists use genomics to study how genes interact with each other and influence traits like disease resistance."
The word genomics combines the root gene with the suffix -omics, which denotes a field of study focused on large sets of biological data. It entered English as a modern scientific term to describe the branch of biology concerned with mapping and analyzing genomes.