Genomics

Definition: Genomics is the study of all the genes in an organism, also known as its genome. The science includes identifying the specific building blocks of all the genes in a cell, mapping their locations in relation to the rest of the DNA, and studying the function of those genes or combinations of genes.

Types

 cancer genomics
 pharmacogenomics
 nutrigenomics
 comparative genomics
 evolutionary genomics
 functional genomics
 structural genomics

Journals

 Genome Biology (Home, PubMed)

Websites

 genome.org

Blogs

 OmicsOmics

Genome centers

 Genome Quebec

References

 Ten years of genetics and genomics: what have we achieved and where are we heading? Heard E, Tishkoff S, Todd JA, Vidal M, Wagner GP, Wang J, Weigel D, Young R. Nat Rev Genet. 2010 Oct;11(10):723-33. PMID: 20820184

 Burke W. Genomics as a probe for disease biology.
N Engl J Med. 2003 Sep 4;349(10):969-74. PMID: 12954746