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Nutrigenomics
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Definition
: The study of the relationship between NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGY and genetic makeup. It includes the effect of different food components on GENE EXPRESSION and how variations in GENES effect responses to food components.
See Also
Metabolomics
Other names
Genomics, Nutritional; Genetics, Nutritional; Nutritional Genomics; Nutritional Genetics; Nutrigenomic; Nutrigenetics