genome

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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]

Translations

• French: génome
• German: Genom
• Italian: genoma
• Portuguese: genoma
• Russian: гено́м
• Spanish: genoma

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