genomewide

genomewide

English

Alternative forms

• genome-wide

Etymology

From genome +‎ -wide. Coined in the 1990s with the rise of genomics.

Adjective

genomewide (not comparable)

1. (genetics) Throughout a genome.
   • 1995, Somlo & Germino, "Polycystic Kidney Disease" in Molecular Nephrology: Kidney Function in Health and Disease , →ISBN, page 830:

     […] these figures are only valid as a genomewide average.

Synonyms

• pan-genomic

Related terms

• GWA
• GWAS