functional genomics

noun

plural in form but singular in construction

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

Word History

First Known Use

1995, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for functional genomics

• proteomics

Medical Definition

functional genomics

noun, plural in form but singular in construction

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