Proteomics

Pronunciation
/pro-tee-OH-meeks/
Category
Biology
Singular
Proteomics
Plural
Proteomics

Definition

The science and process of analyzing and cataloging all the proteins encoded by a genome (a proteome).

Etymology

From Greek 'proteios' meaning 'primary' and 'omics' referring to the study of sets.

Example

Proteomics is used to identify and characterize proteins involved in various biological processes.

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