genome
/ˈd͡ʒiː.nəʊm//ˈd͡ʒiː.noʊm/
genome noun: the complete genetic information (either DNA or, in some viruses, RNA) of an organism.
Noun
genome (plural genomes)
- The complete genetic information (either DNA or, in some viruses, RNA) of an organism.
- Creating a complete map of the human connectome would therefore be a monumental milestone but not the end of the journey to understanding how our brains work. The achievement will transform neuroscience and serve as the starting point for asking questions we could not otherwise have answered, just...2012 March-April, Terrence J. Sejnowski, “Well-connected Brains”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, archived from the original on 27 Apr 2017, page 171
- 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
genome meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali
genome in Hindi
- complete genetic information of an organism
- संजीन sañjīn
genome in Marathi
- जीनोम
genome in Urdu
- لونی مادہ, لونیت
genome in Bengali
- জিনোম, জিনম
More languagesFewer languages
- genome in Telugu
- జీనోమ్
- genome in Malayalam
- ജീനോം
- genome in Kannada
- ಜೀನೋಮ್, ಜೆನೋಮ್, ಜಿನೋಮ್
- genome in Punjabi
- ਜੀਨੋਮ
- genome in Gujarati
- જિનોમ
- genome in Odia
- ଜିନୋମ୍, ଜିନୋମ, ଜିନମ୍
- genome in Nepali
- जिनोम, जीनोम
- genome in Arabic
- مَجِين majīn, جِينُوم jinūm
- genome in Malay
- genom
- genome in Indonesian
- genom
- genome in Persian
- ژنوم ženom, ženum
- genome in Vietnamese
- bộ gen
Examples of genome in a sentence
- Polyploidy and hybridisation are important evolutionary forces shaping plant genomes and underlying the huge angiosperm diversity.
- Certainly, genome downsizing would be a widespread biological response to polyploidisation.
- Similarly, foreign genetic material may be acquired at this locus by illegitimate recombination during genome concatemerisation.
Forms of genome
| plural | genomes |
|---|---|
| alternative form (dated) | genom |
Origin of genome
From earlier genom, from German Genom, coined by German botanist Hans Winkler in 1920 as a blend of Gen (“gene”) + Chromosom (“chromosome”). By surface analysis, gen(e) + -ome, or a blend of gen(e) + (chromos)ome. Spelling altered to reflect the surface analysis.
Words formed from genome
- allogenome
- antigenome
- archaeogenome
- coordinome
- desiccome
- eigengenome
- epigenome
- genomal
- genome assembly
- genome size
- genome transplant
- genometric
- genometrics
- genomewide
- genomewise
- genomic
- genomically
- genomics
- genomospecies
- genomotype
- glycolipidome
- glycoproteome
- hemigenome
- hologenome
- Human Genome Project
- intergenome
- intragenome
- lentigenome
- lipidome
- macrogenome
- megagenome
- memome
- metabogenome
- metagenome
- metaproteome
- microbiome
- microgenome
- minigenome
- mitogenome
- mobilome
- multigenome
- oncogenome
- paleogenome
- pangenome
- peptidome
- pharmacogenome
- polygenome
- pregenome
- prenylome
- progenome
- proteome
- pseudogenome
- radiogenome
- socionome
- sphingolipidome
- sterolome
- subgenome
- supergenome
- supragenome
- toponome
Phrases with genome
Words that rhyme with genome
Questions about genome
- What does genome mean?
- Genome means the complete genetic information (either DNA or, in some viruses, RNA) of an organism.
- What is genome in Hindi?
- Genome in Hindi is संजीन (sañjīn). See Genome meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is genome?
- Genome is a noun.
- How do you pronounce genome?
- Genome is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒiː.nəʊm/ (UK).
- What is the plural of genome?
- The plural of genome is genomes.
Words near genome in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: genome (page history and authors); genome (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); genome (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); genome (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); genome (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); genome (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); genome (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); genome (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); genome (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); genome (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); genome (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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