functional genomics


functional genomics

noun

Definition of FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS

: a branch of genomics that uses various techniques (as RNA interference and mass spectrometry) to analyze the function of genes and the proteins they produce

First Known Use of FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS

1995

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