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

The researchers combined eight cutting-edge omics technologies, including single-cell RNA sequencing, whole-genome sequencing, and spatial transcriptomics to map and localise genes expressed in the tissue.

From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2024

"PERCEPTION allows for the use of rich information within single-cell omics to understand the clonal architecture of the tumor and monitor the emergence of resistance."

From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 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