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Omics
suffix indicating study of all objects of a type (e.g. all genes in a genome) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Omics is a term used in modern genetics. It is used for terms which end in the suffix -omics, such as genomics.
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The suffix -ome is used for the objects of study, such as the genome, proteome or metabolome. The -ome refers to a totality of some sort.
Functional genomics aims at identifying the functions of as many genes as possible of a given organism.[1]
Many "omes" beyond the original "genome" have been adopted by research scientists. "Proteomics" has become well-established as a term for studying proteins at a large scale.[2]