What Is Genomics?

• The term genomics means different things to different people. Furthermore, the meaning has changed over time, causing a lot of confusion.
• The word genome was coined in 1920 by H. Winkler to combine the words “GENe and chromosOME” (“Genomics”, 1997).
• The term genomics was coined in 1986, when it was proposed to represent a new discipline. It was also used as the name of a new journal (McKusick & Ruddle, 1987).