genome
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- noun
- /ˈdʒiːnoʊm/
- Specialized
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genoma
- The complete sequence of the human genome provides essential insights into genetic diseases.
- human genome
- genome sequencing
- genome project
There's a population of genomes, but they're variable.
- There's a population of genomes, but they're variable.
- And Craig decodes the the fruit fly genome and says, come to Solara.
- If we can share our genomes, we can do this.
- So you go, OK, this is what your genome says.
- So we begin with an assumption that the genome is the truth.
Examples
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We are unlocking the true power of the genome.
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Since then, his lab has gone on to map the complete genomes of a number of other organisms.
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So think of your whole genome like a book.
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But maybe we can just start with the Human Genome Project.
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But the human genome sequence is a big deal.
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We ran the genome sequence ten times.
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25% of the human genome is shared with rats.
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Survival is built into the very genome of every living thing.
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The evolution of the human genome.
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Later they inserted the gene directly into the genome of important crops such as cotton, potatoes, and maize.
Academic text (1999)
Synonyms
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A long molecule in cells that carries genetic information for living things
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The set of genes a person, animal, or plant has
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A long molecule in cells that carries information about how living things grow and look
All the genes a person, animal, or plant has that decide traits passed from their parents
Compounds
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An international project by scientists that maps all human genes
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word genome was made from gene and the ending -ome, where -ome names a 'whole' or 'body' of something, as in biome. So genome is the complete set of genes in a living thing.