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Genome - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Genome : (noun)
1: the ordering of genes in a haploid set of chromosomes of a
particular organism; the full DNA sequence of an
organism; "the human genome contains approximately three
billion chemical base pairs"
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Genome : Genome: All of the genetic information, the entire genetic complement, all of the hereditary material possessed by an organism. Humans and many other higher animals actually have two
genomes, which together make up the total genome: - A chromosomal genome -- inside the nucleus of the cell in the familiar form of Yeast genome
The word genome dates to 1930. It was cobbled from the German Gen, genetics to a word that is now in common general currency. As with all revolutions, the Genetics Revolution has
ushered in a revolution in words.
Based on University of Miami School of Medicine [Medical_Dictionary]:
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Genome : A genome is the complete set of chromosomal and extrachromosomal genes of an organism, a cell, an organelle or a virus; the complete DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) component of an organism.
Based on University of Miami School of Medicine [Medical_Dictionary]:
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