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ge⋅nome

  [jee-nohm]
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–noun Genetics.
a full set of chromosomes; all the inheritable traits of an organism.
Also, ge⋅nom  [jee-nom] .

Origin:
1925–30; < G Genom, equiv. to Gen gene + (Chromos)om chromosome

Related forms:
ge⋅no⋅mic  [ji-noh-mik, -nom-ik] , adjective
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ge·nome   (jē'nōm')   
n.  
  1. The total genetic content contained in a haploid set of chromosomes in eukaryotes, in a single chromosome in bacteria, or in the DNA or RNA of viruses.
  2. An organism's genetic material.

[gen(e) + -ome.]
ge·nom'ic (-nŏm'ĭk) adj.
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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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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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Main Entry: ge·nome
Pronunciation: 'jE-"nOm
Variant: also ge·nom /-"näm/
Function: noun
: one haploid setof chromosomes with the genes they contain
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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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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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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