genome
Etymology

From earlier genom, from German Genom, coined by German botanist Hans Winkler in 1920 as a blend of Gen and Chromosom and .

Pronunciation
  • (British) IPA: /ˈd͡ʒiː.nəʊm/
  • (America) IPA: /ˈd͡ʒiː.noʊm/, /d͡ʒɨˈnoʊm/
Noun

genome (plural genomes)

  1. (genetics) The complete genetic information (either DNA or, in some viruses, RNA) of an organism. [from 1930]
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