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exome

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[ek-sohm] / ˈɛk soʊm /

noun

  1. Genetics. the portions of a gene or genome that code information for protein synthesis; the exons in the human genome.

Etymology

Origin of exome

ex(on) 2 + (gen)ome

Example Sentences

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The researchers tested AIM's clinical exome reanalysis on a dataset of UDN and DDD cases and found that it was able to correctly identify 57% of diagnosable cases.

From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2024

Researchers provide AIM with patients' exome sequence data and symptoms, and AIM provides a ranking of the most likely gene candidates causing the rare disease.

From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2024

The newly developed test could offer the capacity to discover and interpret variants across the fetal exome from DNA circulating in the mother's blood.

From Science Daily • Nov. 22, 2023

The new method is interesting because it can be applied to already existing exome sequencing data.

From Science Daily • Nov. 1, 2023

Medical science has been using exome sequencing to map the genes of individual patients with rare diseases for about 15 years.

From Science Daily • Nov. 1, 2023

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