genome
noun
a full set of chromosomes; all the inheritable traits of an organism.
genomes
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pluralof genome.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Evolutionary genome topology focuses on the arrangement and structure of genomes rather than relying only on DNA sequences.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026
Mrnjavac and an international team examined genomes, protein structures and chemical reactions to investigate some of the earliest stages of microbial evolution, including the period before fully free-living cells existed.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026
The researchers used their model to generate genomes based on the template virus and then synthesized the DNA and put the AI-generated viruses into bacterial cells.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
It is the first time whole genomes have been successfully designed by AI.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
The centrioles and basal bodies are believed in some quarters to be semiautonomous organisms with their own separate genomes.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
