what is the difference between genomics, genome, and gene
Gene |
Genome | Genomics |
Gene is a segment or a portion of DNA molecule | A genome is an organism's complete set of DNA, including all of its genes | Genomics is an interdisciplinary field of science focusing on genomes. A genome is a complete set of DNA within a single cell of an organism |
Gene consists of only a few base pairs as it represents only a DNA segment. | Genome consists of all the base pairs in a cell | Genome refers to the entire genetic information across all the chromosomal pairs of the organism |
Encodes protein synthesis | Encodes both proteins and regulatory elements for protein synthesis. | The study of genes, their functions, and related techniques, such as DNA sequencing methods, and bioinformatics to sequence, assemble, and analyze the function and structure of genomes. |
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