bioinformatics
See also: bio-informatics
English
Alternative forms
- bio-informatics
Etymology
bio- + informatics
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌbaɪəʊˌɪnfəˈmætɪks/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌbaɪoʊˌɪnfɚˈmætɪks/
Audio (US) (file)
Noun
bioinformatics (uncountable)
- (biology, computer science) A field of science in which biology, computer science, and information technology merge into a single discipline to analyse biological information using computers and statistical techniques.
Hypernyms
- informatics
Derived terms
- translational bioinformatics
Translations
field of science
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See also
- ecoinformatics
References
bioinformatics on Wikipedia.Wikipedia