génome

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French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Genom, coined by German botanist Hans Winkler in 1920 as a blend of Gen (“gene”) +‎ Chromosom (“chromosome”).[1] By surface analysis, blend of gène +‎ chromosome.[2] Spelling altered by association with the surface analysis.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʒe.nom/
  • Audio (Paris):(file)

Noun

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génome m (plural génomes)

  1. genome (complete genetic information of an organism)

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Winkler, Hans (1920) Verbreitung und Ursache der Parthenogenesis im Pflanzen- und Tierreiche‎[1], Jena: Verlag Fischer, page 165
  2. ^ “génome”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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