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genome

[ jee-nohm ]
/ ˈdʒi noʊm /
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noun Genetics.

a full set of chromosomes; all the inheritable traits of an organism.

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Nearby words

genocopy, genodermatosis, genoese, genogram, genom, genome, genomic, genomic dna, genomic sequencing, genomics, genospecies
Also ge·nom [jee-nom] /ˈdʒi nɒm/.

Origin of genome

1925–30; < German Genom, equivalent to Gen gene + (Chromos)om chromosome
Related formsge·no·mic [ji-noh-mik, -nom-ik] /dʒɪˈnoʊ mɪk, -ˈnɒm ɪk/, adjective
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Examples from the Web for genome

  • Scientists extract complete Neanderthal genome from fossil—97 percent match to A&E programming.

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  • And Kandel said the goal of the Genome Project, to map all genes in human DNA, was much clearer than BRAIN.

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  • The scientists tracked the words in the "Iliad" the way they would track genes in a genome.

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  • They tend to be in places in the genome which do not have a known disease-related function.

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British Dictionary definitions for genome

genome

genom

/ (ˈdʒiːnəʊm) /

noun

the full complement of genetic material within an organism
all the genes comprising a haploid set of chromosomes
Derived Formsgenomic (dʒɪˈnɒmɪk), adjective

Word Origin for genome

C20: from German Genom, from Gen gene + (chromos) ome
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for genome

genome

n.

"sum total of genes in a set," 1930, modeled on German genom, coined 1920 by German botanist Hans Winkler, from gen "gene" + (chromos)om "chromosome."

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper

Medicine definitions for genome

genome

[ jē′nōm′ ]

n.

A complete haploid set of chromosomes with its associated genes.
Related formsge•nom′ic (-nŏm′ĭk) adj.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.

Science definitions for genome

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.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Culture definitions for genome

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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