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bioinformatics
[ bahy-oh-in-fer-mat-iks ]
noun
, (used with a singular verb)
- the retrieval and analysis of biochemical and biological data using mathematics and computer science, as in the study of genomes.
bioinformatics
/ ˌbaɪəʊˌɪnfəˈmætɪks /
noun
- the branch of information science concerned with large databases of biochemical or pharmaceutical information
bioinformatics
/ bī′ō-ĭn′fər-măt′ĭks /
- Information technology as applied to the life sciences, especially the technology used for the collection and analysis of genomic data.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of bioinformatics1
First recorded in 1975–80; bio- ( def ) + informatics ( def )
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