genome

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

gene +‎ -ome

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈdʒiː.nəʊm/
• (US) IPA: /ˈdʒiː.noʊm/, /dʒɨˈnoʊm/

[edit] Noun

Wikipedia

genome (plural genomes)

1. The complete genetic information (either DNA or, in some viruses, RNA) of an organism, typically expressed in number of basepairs.

[edit] Derived terms

• genomic
• genomics
• genomewide

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