nutrigenomics

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nut·ri·ge·no·mics

 (no͞o′trə-jə-nō′mĭks, nyo͞o′-)
n. (used with a sing. verb)
The study of how the genome and diet interact to influence human and animal health and disease.

[nutri(tional) + genomics.]
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nutrigenomics

(ˈnjuːtrɪdʒɪˌnɒmɪks)
n
the study of how food affects people according to their genetic make-up
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