genome
pronunciation
How to pronounce genome in British English:
UK [ˈdʒi:nəʊm]
How to pronounce genome in American English:
US [ˈdʒinoʊm]
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- Noun:
- the ordering of genes in a haploid set of chromosomes of a particular organism; the full DNA sequence of an organism
Word Origin
- genome (n.)
- "sum total of genes in a set," 1930, genom, modeled on German genom, coined 1920 by German botanist Hans Winkler, from gen "gene" (see gene) + (chromos)om "chromosome" (see chromosome).
Example
- 1. The chromosomes contain our genome in their dna molecules .
- 2. The genome is that of y.pestis .
- 3. We scanned the human genome .
- 4. The human genome contains three billion dna base pairs .
- 5. Each genome cannot cost more than $ 1000 .