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used with a sing. verbThe use of computer science, mathematics, and information theory to organize and analyze complex biological data, especially genetic data. Also called biocomputing .
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The definition of bioinformatics is the use of computers to collect and analyze biological information, especially for the field of genetics and genomics.
An example of bioinformatics is the use of computer analysis on the Human Genome Project, which has recorded the three billion basic pairs of the human DNA system.
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Used with a singular verb Information technology as applied to the life sciences, especially the technology used for the collection and analysis of genomic data.
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- (biology, computer science) A field of science in which biology, computer science, and information technology merge into a single discipline to analyse biological information using computers and statistical techniques.
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bio- +"Ž informatics
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bioinformatics - Computer Definition
Using computers in biological research to analyze or predict the composition of molecules (nucleic acids, proteins, etc.) and model biologic systems. Bioinformatics is most prominent in the Human Genome Project, which has recorded the three billion chemical base pairs that make up the human DNA system. See biotechnology and Human Genome Project.
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bioinformatics - Medical Definition
n. used with a sing. verb
The use of computer science, mathematics, and information theory to organize and analyze complex biological data, especially genetic data. Also called biocomputing
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- This field involves the use of a number of applied and pure sciences, including bioinformatics, biocatalysts, kinetics, mass and heat transfer, thermodynamics and fluid mechanics.
WORDS NEAR bioinformatics IN THE DICTIONARY
- bioinformatics
- bioinformatician
- bioinformaticians
- bioinformaticist