Plural of genome
regular plural
The plural of genome is genomes.
Forms of genome
| Singular | genome /ˈd͡ʒiː.nəʊm/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | genomes |
| Countable | countable |
Genomes in a sentence
- Polyploidy and hybridisation are important evolutionary forces shaping plant genomes and underlying the huge angiosperm diversity.2015 July 8, Nayyereh Olanj et al., “The striking and unexpected cytogenetic diversity of genus Tanacetum L. (Asteraceae): a cytometric…. From the entry hybridisation
- Increasingly, we are moving from sequencing one genome at a time to groups of genomes.2015, Dawn Field, Neil Davies, Biocode: The New Age of Genomics, →ISBN. From the entry biocode
- In the future, we might all have our complete biocode sequenced (all our genomes).2015, Dawn Field, Neil Davies, Biocode: The New Age of Genomics, →ISBN. From the entry biocode
- Deltasatellites do not encode any gene in their genomes.2021, Encyclopedia of Virology, page 246. From the entry deltasatellite
- We are far from understanding how organisms with small genomes function, let alone how the human genome is organized.2002, Christoph W. Sensen, “Introduction”, in Christoph W. Sensen, editor, Essentials of Genomics and Bioinformatics, Weinheim: Wiley-VCH…. From the entry genomicize
Meaning of genome
- noun The complete genetic information (either DNA or, in some viruses, RNA) of an organism.
Questions about the plural of genome
- What is the plural of genome?
- The plural of genome is genomes.
- Is genome countable?
- Genome is a countable noun.
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