FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS

Functional genomics uses genomic data to study gene and protein expression and function on a global scale, focusing on gene transcription, translation and protein- protein interactions, and often involving high-throughput methods. The goal of functional genomics is to understand the relationship between an organism’s genome and its phenotype. Functional Genomics provide a more complete picture of how biological function arises from the information encoded in an organism’s genome. The possibility of understanding how a particular mutation leads to a given phenotype has important implications for human genetic diseases, as answering these questions could point scientists in the direction of a treatment or cure.

Print ISBN: 9781682502686 | $ 170 | 2016 | Hardcover

Editor: Lanying Zhū