genome
nounUK /ˈd͡ʒiː.nəʊm/ · US /ˈd͡ʒiː.noʊm/
Etymology From earlier genom, from German Genom, coined by German botanist Hans Winkler in 1920 as a blend of Gen (“gene”) + Chromosom (“chromosome”). By surface analysis, gen(e) + -ome, or a blend of gen(e) + (chromos)ome. Spelling altered to reflect the surface analysis.
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Biology, Genetics, Medicine, Natural sciences, Sciences The complete genetic information (either DNA or, in some viruses, RNA) of an organism.
- Creating a complete map of the human connectome would therefore be a monumental milestone but not the end of the journey to understanding how our brains work. The achievement will transform neuroscience and serve as the starting point for asking questions we could not otherwise have answered, just as having the human genome has made it possible to ask new questions about cellular and molecular systems.2012 March-April, Terrence J. Sejnowski, “Well-connected Brains”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, archived from the original on 27 Apr 2017, page 171:
- Because of her significant testing, Avery had had DNA sequencing of her “exome,” the part of her genome that makes proteins in the body, said Dr. Michael Wangler, a researcher at the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children’s Hospital.2017 December 18, Ashley Strickland, “Mystery condition gives way to bright future for 10-year-old”, in CNN:
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allogenome, antigenome, archaeogenome, desiccome, eigengenome, epigenome, genomal, genome assembly, genome size, genome transplant, genometric, genometrics, genomewide, genomewise, genomic, genomically, genomics, genomospecies, genomotype, glycolipidome, glycoproteome, hemigenome, hologenome, Human Genome Project, intergenome, intragenome, lentigenome, lipidome, macrogenome, megagenome, memome, metabogenome, metagenome, metaproteome, microbiome, microgenome, minigenome, mitogenome, mobilome, multigenome, oncogenome, paleogenome, pangenome, peptidome, pharmacogenome, polygenome, pregenome, prenylome, progenome, proteome, pseudogenome, radiogenome, socionome, sphingolipidome, sterolome, subgenome, supergenome, supragenome, toponome, toxicogenome, transgenome, whole-genome duplication