Biology / Unit 7 Bio 1521 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Genomics Defined
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The idea
Genomics studies an organism's entire genome: its complete gene set, sequence, organization, and interactions.
In practice
Comparing every gene on every chromosome of one organism, not one gene alone, is a genomic-scale study.
Where people slip
Genomics is not a synonym for genetics: genetics studies individual genes and inheritance, genomics studies the genome as a system.
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