genome
a full set of chromosomes; all the inheritable traits of an organism.
Origin of genome
1- Also ge·nom [jee-nom]. /ˈdʒi nɒm/.
Other words from genome
- ge·no·mic [ji-noh-mik, -nom-ik], /dʒɪˈnoʊ mɪk, -ˈnɒm ɪk/, adjective
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How to use genome in a sentence
The potential scale of the vanished genome and the volume of repeating bits of DNA are “insane,” says Arjan Banerjee, a biologist at the University of Toronto Mississauga also not involved with this study.
A reeking, parasitic plant lost its body and much of its genetic blueprint | Jake Buehler | February 10, 2021 | Science NewsResearchers used a form of adenovirus that can’t replicate and cause disease, and added the genetic material that encodes for the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein into its genome.
Everything you need to know about Johnson & Johnson’s COVID vaccine | Philip Kiefer | February 1, 2021 | Popular-SciencePerri and her colleagues used already-sequenced genomes from ancient and modern dogs to calculate when populations had split or interbred, and then they repeated the process with human genomes.
Dogs have been our best friends for at least 23,000 years | Kiona N. Smith | February 1, 2021 | Ars TechnicaOther vertebrates have only one copy of a mitochondrial genome.
Lizard-like tuatara carry two distinct mitochondrial genomes | Devin A. Reese | January 29, 2021 | Science NewsWhen the researchers sequenced the tiger rattlesnake’s genome, they found that only about half of the venom-related genes it possessed were actually being used.
Rattlesnake venom is lethal, but understanding it could save lives | Kate Baggaley | January 25, 2021 | Popular-Science
My old boss, T. Brooks Ellis, the director of the Human genome Project.
The Walking Dead’s ‘Self Help’: A Grim Show Displays Its Comedy Streak, and A Major Reveal | Melissa Leon | November 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThis means that any children he has might have a typical genome, or they might, like him, be symptom-free carriers.
The European Union just granted 1.2 billion euro to the Human Brain Project—a sort of Human genome Project for the brain.
The Science Community’s Fight Over an Artificial Brain | Elizabeth Picciuto | July 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFederal dollars helped produce such scientific breakthroughs as the human genome project.
Scientists extract complete Neanderthal genome from fossil—97 percent match to A&E programming.
Up to a Point: 2013 in Review and Predictions for 2014 | P. J. O’Rourke | January 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe human genome project is now decoding the genetic mysteries of life.
Later this year, researchers will complete the first draft of the entire human genome--the very blueprint of life.
British Dictionary definitions for genome
genom
/ (ˈdʒiːnəʊm) /
the full complement of genetic material within an organism
all the genes comprising a haploid set of chromosomes
Origin of genome
1Derived forms of genome
- genomic (dʒɪˈnɒmɪk), adjective
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Scientific definitions for genome
[ jē′nōm ]
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 all cells except reproductive and red blood cells. The human genome is made up of about 20,000 to 25,000 genes. Compare proteome.
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Cultural definitions for 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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