genomewide

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Adjective

genomewide (not comparable)

  1. (genetics) Throughout a genome.
    Synonym: pangenomic
    • 1995, Somlo & Germino, "Polycystic Kidney Disease" in Molecular Nephrology: Kidney Function in Health and Disease [1], →ISBN, page 830:
      […] these figures are only valid as a genomewide average.

Adverb

genomewide (not comparable)

  1. (genetics) Throughout a genome.
    • 2008 August 7, The American Association for Cancer Research Human Epigenome Task Force; European Union, Network of Excellence, Scientific Advisory Board, “Moving AHEAD with an international human epigenome project”, in Nature, volume 454, →DOI, page 712:
      Studying, genome-wide, the increasing number of interacting epigenetic mechanisms in a spectrum of cell types will involve data generation on a massive scale.
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