Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The total genetic content contained in a haploid set of chromosomes in eukaryotes, in a single chromosome in bacteria or archaea, or in the DNA or RNA of viruses.
  • noun An organism's genetic material.

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

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  • noun the ordering of genes in a haploid set of chromosomes of a particular organism; the full DNA sequence of an organism

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[gen(e) + –ome.]

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From German Genom; gene +‎ -ome

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Examples

  • Following the term genome, these are called connectomes.

    The Ultimate Brain Quest Daniel J. Levitin 2012

  • If your genome is altered during your life (say, you get sun cancer, or catch a 'bug' that inserts DNA into your genes) it is not supposed to be heritable – individual organisms do not evolve.

    Assessing Causality 2008

  • If your genome is altered during your life (say, you get sun cancer, or catch a 'bug' that inserts DNA into your genes) it is not supposed to be heritable – individual organisms do not evolve.

    Assessing Causality 2008

  • If your genome is altered during your life (say, you get sun cancer, or catch a 'bug' that inserts DNA into your genes) it is not supposed to be heritable – individual organisms do not evolve.

    Assessing Causality 2008

  • In particular, I don't have time to read many hand-waving, then the genome is acquired just-so stories.

    Bits and Pieces of an RNA World 2007

  • On a planet where no genomes exist, a genome is the target and the wall is the range of possible sequences.

    A Minimal Genome 2006

  • On a planet where no genomes exist, a genome is the target and the wall is the range of possible sequences.

    A Minimal Genome 2006

  • Arguably, the genome is the most important linear information stream on the planet -- so I decided to write a computer program to translate DNA sequences to musical notes.

    - Boing Boing 2005

  • Retroviruses are the only group of viruses known to have left a fossil record, in the form of endogenous proviruses, and approximately 8% of the human genome is made up of these elements1, 2.

    A New Wrinkle on Parasitic Elements 2010

  • My genome is extremely personal, so the thought of someone else using my genome to make them money would frustrate me, i.e. insurance companies.

    Cooperative Blog » Blog Archive » This is a half-formed thought 2009

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