Definition of Functional genomics

1. Noun. The branch of genomics that determines the biological function of the genes and their products.

Generic synonyms: Genomics

Definition of Functional genomics

1. Noun. (biochemistry) (genetics) A genomics branch that measures expression levels of RNAs and proteins to understand biological functions of a set of genes in cells. ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Functional Genomics

functional calculus
functional cardiovascular disease
functional chew-in record
functional congestion
functional contracture
functional deafness
functional dependency
functional disease
functional disorder
functional dysmenorrhoea
functional dyspepsia
functional dyspnea
functional food
functional gene test
functional genomics (current term)
functional groups
functional hypertrophy
functional illiterate
functional illness
functional jaw orthopedics
functional magnetic resonance imaging
functional mandibular movements
functional murmur
functional neurosurgery
functional occlusion
functional orthodontic therapy
functional pathology

Literary usage of Functional genomics

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Genomic Signal Processing and Statistics by R. Dougherty, Edward R Dougherty (2005)
"The widely used term “functional genomics” has many different ... In one possible definition, functional genomics refers to the development and application ..."

2. Reaping the Benefits of Genomic and Proteomic Research: Intellectual by Stephen A. Merrill, Anne-Marie Mazza (2006)
"Today genomics companies are often divided into large-scale sequencers, positional cloners, and those that do functional genomics. Large-scale sequencers ..."

3. Catalyzing Inquiry at the Interface of Computing and Biology by John C. Wooley, Herbert Lin (2005)
"A number of biological signatures useful for functional genomics have been susceptible to significantly greater degrees of automation, miniaturization, ..."

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