What is the term for the use of computer software to analyze large data sets of genomes?

The term for the use of computer software to analyze large data sets of genomes is bioinformatics. This field combines biology, computer science, and information technology to manage and analyze biological data, especially genomic data. Bioinformatics enables researchers to process and interpret vast quantities of sequence data, facilitating tasks such as gene identification, evolutionary studies, and comparative genomics.

Genetics pertains more broadly to the study of heredity and the variation of inherited characteristics, while genomics specifically focuses on the structure, function, evolution, and mapping of genomes, encompassing more than just analysis. Proteomics, on the other hand, is concerned with the large-scale study of proteins, particularly their functions and structures, which is distinct from genomic analysis. Thus, bioinformatics is the most accurate term for the use of computational techniques in analyzing genomic data sets.