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pangenomes

pangenomes is the plural of pangenome.

Meaning of pangenome

Noun

pangenome (plural pangenomes)

  1. The genome of all the strains of a particular clade (most commonly of bacteria and archaea).
    • Unlike the previous reference […] the new “pangenome” incorporates near-complete genetic sequences from 47 men and women of diverse origins, including African Americans, Caribbean Islanders, East Asians, West Africans and South Americans. […] But in due course, experts said, the pangenome will...2023 May 10, Elie Dolgin, “Scientists Unveil a More Diverse Human Genome”, in The New York Times

Questions about pangenomes

What is pangenomes the plural of?
Pangenomes is the plural of pangenome.

Words near pangenomes in the dictionary

  1. pangenesis
  2. pangenetic
  3. pangenetically
  4. pangeni
  5. pangenome
  6. pangenomes
  7. pangenomic
  8. pangenomically
  9. pangenomics
  10. pangenotype
  11. pangenotypic

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