Iyini i-genomics?
I-genomics iwumkhakha wezinto eziphilayo ogxile ekwakhekeni, ekusebenzeni, ekuziphendukeleni kwemvelo, ekwakheni amamephu nasekuhleleni ama-genome. I-genome iqoqo eliphelele le-DNA yesidalwa esiphilayo, kuhlanganise nawo wonke ama-gene aso kanye nokwakheka kwaso okuyisakhiwo esinezimo ezintathu. Ngokungafani ne-genetics, ebhekisela ekufundeni ngezakhi zofuzo ngazinye nendima yazo ekuzuzeni ifa, i-genomics ihlose ukuhlonza ngokuhlanganyela nokulinganisa inani lazo zonke izakhi zofuzo zomuntu, ukuxhumana kwazo kanye nethonya lazo emzimbeni. Ama-gene angase aqondise ukukhiqizwa kwamaprotheni ngosizo lwama-enzyme nama-molecule athunyelelwayo. Amaprotheni wona akha izakhiwo zomzimba ezinjengezitho zomzimba nezicubu, alawule ukusabela kwamakhemikhali futhi athwale izimpawu phakathi kwamangqamuzana. I-genomics ihlanganisa ukulandelana nokuhlaziywa kwama-genome ngokusebenzisa ukulandelana kwe-DNA okuphezulu kanye ne-bioinformatics ukuhlanganisa nokuhlaziya umsebenzi nokwakheka kwama-genome wonke. Ukuthuthuka kwe-genomics kuye kwabangela inguquko ocwaningweni olususelwa ekutholeni nasezifundweni zemvelo ukuze kube lula ukuqonda ngisho nezinhlelo eziyinkimbinkimbi kakhulu zemvelo njengobuchopho.  Le nkambu ihlanganisa nezifundo zezinto ezenzeka ngaphakathi kwe-genome (ngaphakathi kwe-genome) njenge-epistasis (umphumela wofuzo olulodwa kolunye), i-pleiotropy (i-gene eyodwa ethinta izici ezingaphezu kweyodwa), i-heterosis (amandla we-hybrid), nezinye izinto ezihlobene phakathi kwe-loci ne-alleles ngaphakathi kwe-genome.