Bioinformatics

Pronunciation
/bye-oh-in-for-ma-tics/
Category
Other
Singular
Bioinformatics
Plural
Bioinformatics

Definition

A field that develops and utilizes computer software applications to store, compare, analyze, and interpret biological data.

Etymology

From Greek 'bios', meaning 'life', and 'informatica', a modern Latin innovation relating to information.

Example

Bioinformatics tools are used to analyze the vast amount of genetic data generated by sequencing projects.

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