GENOME


Meaning of GENOME in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' j ē - ˌ n ō m

Function: noun

Etymology: German Genom, from Gen gene + -om (as in Chromosom chromosome)

Date: 1930

: one haploid set of chromosomes with the genes they contain broadly : the genetic material of an organism ― compare PROTEOME

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