genomics
/dʒiˈnɒmɪks/ (bre, ipa) · /dʒiˈnɑːmɪks/ (ame, ipa) · /jē-ˈnō-miks jə-/ (ame, mw)
genomics — noun
1. the scientific field that maps and analyses an organism's full set of DNA, looki
the scientific field that maps and analyses an organism's full set of DNA, looking at how all its genes work together and what their patterns reveal about health, ancestry, and traits.
Eitan switched from clinical medicine to genomics after his daughter's rare disease was diagnosed through DNA testing.
switch from X to genomics — field-name as object of switch/move/turn to
Genomics is now used in hospitals to predict which cancer drugs will work best for each patient.
genomics + singular verb (is/has) — uncountable subject
The lab in Cambridge uses genomics to trace how the new flu virus is spreading between countries.
Daichi explained that plant genomics helps farmers breed crops that survive long periods without rain.
Advances in genomics over the last twenty years have made whole-genome sequencing cheap enough for routine clinic visits.
- genetics
broader and older field; studies single genes and heredity, while genomics looks at the whole genome at once
- genome science
informal near-equivalent often used in news writing
文法句型
genomics + verb (singular)
field of genomics
用法筆記
Always uncountable and singular — never 'a genomics' or 'genomics are'. Subject is typically a scientist, lab, hospital, or research programme; common compounds name a subfield (plant genomics, cancer genomics, comparative genomics).