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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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The study used exome sequencing, which examines the protein-coding sections of the genome -- areas where most disease-causing mutations occur.

From Science Daily Dec. 8, 2025

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

In this new study, scientists set out to develop a single approach to detect these structural changes, using data available from genome-wide exome sequencing assays.

From Science Daily Mar. 28, 2024

Using data from the Deciphering Developmental Disorders study, the team developed a single-assay approach that combined four algorithms using machine learning methods to analyse exome sequencing data.

From Science Daily Mar. 28, 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

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