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genome or genom (ˈdʒiːnəʊm) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the full complement of genetic material within an organism |
| 2. | all the genes comprising a haploid set of chromosomes |
| [C20: from German Genom, from Gen | |
| genom or genom | |
| —n | |
| [C20: from German Genom, from Gen | |
| genomic or genom | |
| —adj | |
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Genome
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Word Origin & History
genome
"sum total of genes in a set," 1930, from Ger. genom, coined 1920 by Ger. botanist Hans Winkler, from gen "gene" + (chromos)om "chromosome."
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Medical Dictionary
genome ge·nome (jē'nōm') or ge·nom (-nŏm)
n.
A complete haploid set of chromosomes with its associated genes.
ge·nom'ic (-nŏm'ĭk) adj.
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Science Dictionary
| genome (jē'nōm) Pronunciation Key
The total amount of genetic information in the chromosomes of an organism, including its genes and DNA sequences. The genome of eukaryotes is made up of a single, haploid set of chromosomes that is contained in the nucleus of every cell and exists in two copies in the chromosomes of all cells except reproductive and red blood cells. The human genome is made up of about 35,000 genes. Compare proteome. |
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Cultural Dictionary
genome [(jee-nohm)]The sum of all information contained in the DNA for any living thing. The sequence of all the nucleotides in all the chromosomes of an organism.
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Example sentences
The record for world's smallest genome has been smashed by a bacterium that lives inside a sap-feeding insect.
In addition, general skepticism that a service model could work for genome sequencing has dissipated.
Using hairs from woolly mammoths, scientists have sequenced an extensive genome of these elephant cousins, a new report says.
Sequencing the human genome is a mere prelude to the real work of finding the actual genes.
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