omics

American  

[om-iks] / ˈɒm ɪks /

noun

(used with a singular verb)

1. a group of biological sciences, including genomics and proteomics, each seeking to quantify and describe the entire collection of biological molecules of a particular type, such as the genome or proteome of an organism, and how it determines the structure, function, and interactions of the organism or system of which it is a part.

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Other Word Forms

• omic
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of omics

First recorded in 2005–10; extracted from -omics as in genomics

Example Sentences

Top disease-associated genes and pathways across regions, omics, and/or traits implicated biological processes in both neuronal and non-neuronal cells.

From Science Daily • May 23, 2024

"Our novel experimental-computational approach really leverages the power of single-cell omics and pharmacological data integration," Associate Professor Jing Tang summarises.

From Science Daily • Feb. 12, 2024

However, translating the huge amount of information in spatial omics data into models and hypotheses that can be interpreted and tested by researchers requires advanced AI algorithms.

From Science Daily • Jan. 8, 2024

Nature Methods has crowned single-cell multimodal omics as its Method of the Year 2019.

From Nature • Jan. 6, 2020

"Sometimes the glamour of the technology or the sheer volume of omics data seem to make investigators forget basic scientific principles," said McShane at the IOM meeting.

From Nature • Mar. 23, 2011