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<p><u><strong>Definition of Genomics &amp; Omics</strong></u></p>

<p><strong>Genomics</strong>&nbsp;is a discipline in&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetics" title="Genetics">genetics</a>&nbsp;that applies&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recombinant_DNA" title="Recombinant DNA">recombinant DNA</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DNA_sequencing" title="DNA sequencing">DNA sequencing</a>&nbsp;methods, and&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioinformatics" title="Bioinformatics">bioinformatics</a>&nbsp;to sequence, assemble, and analyze the function and structure of&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genome" title="Genome">genomes</a>.<span style="font-size:10.8333px">&nbsp;</span>The field includes efforts to determine the entire&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DNA_sequence" title="DNA sequence">DNA sequence</a>&nbsp;of organisms and fine-scale&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetic_mapping" title="Genetic mapping">genetic mapping</a>. Also includes studies of intragenomic phenomena such as<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heterosis" title="Heterosis">heterosis</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epistasis" title="Epistasis">epistasis</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleiotropy" title="Pleiotropy">pleiotropy</a>&nbsp;and other interactions between&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locus_(genetics)" title="Locus (genetics)">loci</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allele" title="Allele">alleles</a>&nbsp;within the genome.</p>

<p><u><strong>References</strong></u></p>

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<li>&nbsp;<cite>National Human Genome Research Institute (2010-11-08).&nbsp;<a href="http://www.genome.gov/19016904" rel="nofollow">&quot;A Brief Guide to Genomics&quot;</a>.&nbsp;<em>Genome.gov</em>. Retrieved&nbsp;2011-12-03.</cite></li>
<li><cite><span style="font-style:normal"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></span><em>Concepts of genetics</em>&nbsp;(10th ed.). San Francisco: Pearson Education. 2012.&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Standard_Book_Number" title="International Standard Book Number">ISBN</a>&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780321724120" title="Special:BookSources/9780321724120">9780321724120</a>.</cite></li>
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