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proteomics


pro·te·o·mics

noun pl but singular in constr \ˌprō-tē-ˈō-miks\

Definition of PROTEOMICS

: a branch of biotechnology concerned with applying the techniques of molecular biology, biochemistry, and genetics to analyzing the structure, function, and interactions of the proteins produced by the genes of a particular cell, tissue, or organism, with organizing the information in databases, and with applications of the data — compare genomics
pro·te·o·mic \-mik\ adjective

First Known Use of PROTEOMICS

1997

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