genomerelated

Genomerelated is an adjective used in genetics and bioinformatics to describe phenomena, data, analyses, or concepts that pertain to the genome as a whole rather than to individual genes. The term is often encountered in discussions of genome-scale data, genome architecture, or evolutionary processes that operate across the entire genome. In practice, genomerelated analyses may focus on global features such as genome-wide mutation rates, structural variation, chromatin organization, synteny, or regulatory networks that span multiple loci.

The word is less common than genome-wide or genome-scale, and some writers prefer "genome-related" as two words. The compound genomerelated is used to signal a more specialized or technical usage, but its meaning is generally determined by context. It is commonly applied to datasets and tools designed for whole-genome analysis, including whole-genome sequencing, pan-genome construction, and multi-omics integration.

Examples of genomerelated research include assessing the completeness and contiguity of genome assemblies, studying large-scale structural variants, and characterizing higher-order genome organization such as topologically associated domains or chromosome territories. It also appears in comparative genomics when researchers compare entire genomes rather than individual genes to infer evolutionary relationships.

See also: genomics; genome-wide association studies; pan-genome; comparative genomics; systems biology; chromatin architecture.