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.

   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.

Related terms

• GWA
• GWAS

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.