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bioinformatics

bi·o·in·for·mat·ics [ b ō infər máttiks ]

noun

Definition:

computerized analysis of biological data: the use of computers to extract and analyze biological data, especially in studying the nucleotide sequences of DNA and other nucleic acids ( takes a singular verb )

bi·o·in·for·mat·ic adjective

bi·o·in·for·ma·ti·cian [ b ō infərmə tísh'n ] noun