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exomes

exomes is the plural of exome.

Meaning of exome

Noun

exome (plural exomes)

  1. The complete exon content of an organism or individual; the subset of the genome that excludes introns.
    • 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

Questions about exomes

What is exomes the plural of?
Exomes is the plural of exome.

Words near exomes in the dictionary

  1. exomer
  2. exomere
  3. exomeres
  4. exomeristem
  5. exomers
  6. exomes
  7. exometabolic
  8. exometabolism
  9. exometabolite
  10. exometabolites
  11. exometabolome

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