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exome

American  
[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

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This large exome sequencing initiative aims to identify genetic factors that influence disease.

From Science Daily Mar. 7, 2026

Recent large-scale whole exome sequencing studies in patients have provided a systematic and highly reliable identification of risk genes for neurodevelopmental disorders.

From Science Daily Mar. 26, 2024

This screening, referred to as exome sequencing, is presently limited to pregnancies where indications of abnormalities are noted during ultrasound scans.

From Science Daily Jan. 4, 2024

The 2 percent of the genome that codes for proteins is called the exome.

From Science Daily Dec. 13, 2023

With Wouter Steyaert, Gilissen developed a method -- Chameleolyser -- that detects gene and pseudogen combinations in existing exome sequencing data and can also visualize the genetic variations between them.

From Science Daily Nov. 1, 2023

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