Genomewide

Alternative forms

• genome-wide

Origin

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

Full definition of genomewide

Adjective

1. (genetics) Throughout a genome.
• 1995, Somlo & Germino, "Polycystic Kidney Disease" in Molecular Nephrology: Kidney Function in Health and Disease http://books.google.com/books?id=8UHKog3qMIAC, ISBN 0824795083, page 830:...these figures are only valid as a genomewide average.

Synonyms

• pan-genomic

Related terms

• GWA
• GWAS