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How to use genome in a sentence

40 example sentences · noun

Genome means the complete genetic information (either DNA or, in some viruses, RNA) of an organism. Example: “The achievement will transform neuroscience and serve as the starting point for asking questions we could not otherwise have answered, just as having the human genome has made it possible to ask new questions about cellular and molecular systems.”

Examples of genome by meaning

nounThe complete genetic information (either DNA or, in some viruses, RNA) of an organism.

  • The achievement will transform neuroscience and serve as the starting point for asking questions we could not otherwise have answered, just as having the human genome has made it possible to ask new questions about cellular and molecular systems.2012 March-April, Terrence J. Sejnowski, “Well-connected Brains”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, archived from the original...
  • 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.2017 December 18, Ashley Strickland, “Mystery condition gives way to bright future for 10-year-old”, in CNN

More sentences with genome

  • 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
  • Certainly, genome downsizing would be a widespread biological response to polyploidisation.2015 July 8, Nayyereh Olanj et al., “The striking and unexpected cytogenetic diversity of genus Tanacetum L. (Asteraceae): a cytometric…. From the entry polyploidisation
  • Similarly, foreign genetic material may be acquired at this locus by illegitimate recombination during genome concatemerisation.2015 July 16, “Spontaneous Deletion of an “ORFanage” Region Facilitates Host Adaptation in a “Photosynthetic” Cyanophage”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI. From the entry concatemerisation
  • 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
  • And yet, despite their having the entire genome of a Denisovan, Dr.2010 December 23, Carl Zimmer, “Scant Remains Reveal Ancient Neanderthal Cousins”, in The New York Times, page A14. From the entry Denisovan
  • Within chordopoxviruses the gene order in the central genome region is fairly well conserved, with two exceptions.2010, Brian W.J. Mahy, Desk Encyclopedia of Human and Medical Virology, page 242. From the entry chordopoxvirus
  • The genome database searching revealed several possible homologues for the protein Mafl in higher eukaryots, including human.2007, Alan J. Corvin, New Developments in Cell Apoptosis Research, page 170. From the entry eukaryot
  • This is the first instance of xenoparity, which is the ability to pass on another species’ genome through its own eggs.2025 September 16, “Two Different Species of Ants Born From a Single Ant Queen”, in Smore Science, archived from the original on 17 Jan 2026. From the entry xenoparity
  • Deltasatellites do not encode any gene in their genomes.2021, Encyclopedia of Virology, page 246. From the entry deltasatellite
  • He illustrates the origin of primary endosymbiosis, plastid genome evolution, and loss of photosynthesis in some lineages of Archaeplastida.2017, “Secondary Endosymbioses”, in Yoshihisa Hirakawa, editor, Advances in Botanical Research, volume 84, Elsevier (Academic Press), page…. From the entry endosymbiosis
  • "The genome can be seen as 'primed' for eukaryogenesis.2016 June 18, “Cells that made humans possible evolved via 'long, slow dance'”, in The Times of India. From the entry eukaryogenesis
  • Phylogenetic analysis of complete genome sequences found evidence for two distinct cocirculating lineages of IDV which freely reassort.2014 October 29, Emily A. Collin et al., “Cocirculation of Two Distinct Genetic and Antigenic Lineages of Proposed Influenza D Virus in…. From the entry reassort
  • The designated leaders so far include superstars like Harold Varmus, a Nobel laureate, and Eric Lander, genome meister.2009 January 20, Natalie Angier, “In ‘Geek Chic’ and Obama, New Hope for Lifting Women in Science”, in New York Times. From the entry meister
  • 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
  • And when researchers began to realize that it would be possible to decipher the entire sequence of genes in the human genome, Dr.2025 November 7, Cornelia Dean, “James D. Watson, Co-Discoverer of the Structure of DNA, Is Dead at 97”, in The New York Times, New York…. From the entry Cold Spring Harbor
  • Analysis of the 30–84 genome revealed that it also harbors homologs of cidA and lrg, the holin and antiholin genes found in P.2016 January 27, “The Phenazine 2-Hydroxy-Phenazine-1-Carboxylic Acid Promotes Extracellular DNA Release and Has Broad Transcriptomic…. From the entry antiholin
  • The overlapped ends of the contigs generated in different genome assembly efforts indicated that the mitochondrion genome was either circular or concatemeric.2015 July 8, Kevin Tang et al., “Genetic similarities between Cyclospora cayetanensis and cecum-infecting avian Eimeria spp. in apicoplast…. From the entry concatemeric
  • Both of isodisomy and heterodisomy can cause genome imprinting disorders, but only uniparental isodisomy can cause recessive disorders if the chromosome harbors a disease-causing mutation.2015 July 9, “Detection of Hereditary 1,25-Hydroxyvitamin D-Resistant Rickets Caused by Uniparental Disomy of Chromosome 12 Using…. From the entry heterodisomy
  • Specifically, genome size may help resolve conflicting hypotheses about the origin of polyploids (auto- vs. allopolyploidy) and identify putative parental combinations in hybridogenous species.2015 July 25, “Evolutionary and Taxonomic Implications of Variation in Nuclear Genome Size: Lesson from the Grass Genus Anthoxanthum…. From the entry hybridogenous
  • In addition to the conserved split point between dhc1 and dhc2, their organization within agaricomycete genomes with respect to the linked matA locus seems conserved.2015 August 19, “Dynein Heavy Chain, Encoded by Two Genes in Agaricomycetes, Is Required for Nuclear Migration in Schizophyllum commune”…. From the entry agaricomycete
  • Using equipment ordered from online biopunk shops, he is trying to manipulate the genome of a common (but not necessarily harmless) bacterium, Serratia marcescens.2014 January 10, Jim Holt, “The Music Gene”, in The New York Times, →ISSN. From the entry biopunk
  • Montagnier soon deduced that this was an RNA virus that could convert its genes into DNA and lodge into the human genome—a retrovirus.2010, Siddhartha Mukherjee, The Emperor of All Maladies, Fourth Estate (2011), page 318. From the entry retrovirus
  • As the omics era starts with completely sequenced genomes, early efforts on algorithm development focused on exploring genomics data for gene function prediction.2009, William C. S. Cho, Protein Function Prediction for Omics Era, page 223. From the entry omics
  • These intramatrix correlations among the matrix elements reflect their relative positional importance, endowed by the evolutionary relationship among the corresponding reference genomes.2009 September 8, Li Liao, “Inferring Protein Functional Linkage Based on Sequence Information”, in Jake Y. Chen, Stefano Lonardi…. From the entry intramatrix
  • Epigenetic processes are essential for packaging and interpreting the genome, are fundamental to normal development and are increasingly recognized as being involved in human disease.2008 August 7, The American Association for Cancer Research Human Epigenome Task Force; European Union, Network of Excellence, Scientific…. From the entry epigenetic
  • These cells that result from genome transplantation are phenotypically identical to the M. mycoides LC donor strain as judged by several criteria.2007 August 3, Carole Lartigue et al., "Genome Transplantation in Bacteria: Changing One Species to Another," doi:10.1126/science.1144622…. From the entry phenotypically
  • It is also letting them probe the genomes of other organisms for DNA that could turn out to be a mother lode for medicine.2000 April 10, Dick Thompson, “The Feds Step Up the Pace”, in Time. From the entry mother lode
  • “Beyond ants, this shows for the first time the evolution of xenoparity, which is the need to propagate another species’ genome by means of its own eggs,” Romiguier said.2025 September 16, Ashley Strickland, “Ant queen gives birth to two different species”, in AccuWeather, archived from the original on 24…. From the entry xenoparity
  • All of us have some of these runs in our DNA—usually less than 1 percent of the genome in Western populations, higher in cultures where cousin marriage is common.2024 March 18, Sarah Zhang, “DNA Tests Are Uncovering the True Prevalence of Incest”, in The Atlantic. From the entry homozygosity
  • “We’re going to have the benefit of actually understanding ourselves as a species much, much better,” said Evan Eichler, a genome scientist at the University of Washington.2023 May 10, Elie Dolgin, “Scientists Unveil a More Diverse Human Genome”, in The New York Times. From the entry Eichler
  • Our genome also contains stretches of genetic material called transposons that, at least in some cases, are thought to have been introduced long ago by viruses.2018 March 26, Nicola Davis, “The human microbiome: why our microbes could be key to our health”, in The Guardian. From the entry transposon
  • On the other hand, the only member of the bidnaviruses, Bombyx mori bidensovirus, the bipartite, linear genome is composed of segments VD1 and VD2 that are encapsidated separately.2018 March 12, Paula Tennant, Gustavo Fermin, Jerome Foster, Viruses: Molecular Biology, Host Interactions, and Applications to…. From the entry bidnavirus
  • From a technical perspective, de-extincting a Neanderthal would be the easiest task of all, for human reproduction is extremely well understood, and the Neanderthal genome is known.2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 308. From the entry de-extinct
  • In addition to performing serovar prediction by genoserotyping, this resource integrates sequence-based typing analyses for: Multi-Locus Sequence Typing (MLST), ribosomal MLST (rMLST), and core genome MLST (cgMLST).2016 January 23, “The Salmonella In Silico Typing Resource (SISTR): An Open Web-Accessible Tool for Rapidly Typing and Subtyping Draft…. From the entry genoserotyping
  • Blast searching identified five and nine contigs assembled from small RNAs of samples T1 and T2 matched onto the genome sequences of badnaviruses in the family Caulimoviridae.2015 July 25, “Characterization by Small RNA Sequencing of Taro Bacilliform CH Virus (TaBCHV), a Novel Badnavirus”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI. From the entry badnavirus
  • Many of the genomes containing bactofilin genes have multiple paralogous copies, which can be organized in an operon-like structure, or can be present at distinct genomic sites.2015 October 31, “Bacillus subtilis Bactofilins Are Essential for Flagellar Hook- and Filament Assembly and Dynamically Localize into…. From the entry bactofilin
  • This means the stem-loop tool—with its base-pairing and nonpairing composition—is relevant to all agents of the current RNA world being active in cellular genomes after transcription.2013 March 4, Luis P Villarreal, Guenther Witzany, “The DNA Habitat and its RNA Inhabitants: At the Dawn of RNA Sociology”, in Genomics…. From the entry nonpairing

Meaning of genome

  1. noun The complete genetic information (either DNA or, in some viruses, RNA) of an organism.

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Questions about genome in a sentence

How do you use genome in a sentence?
Genome is used as a noun. For example: “The achievement will transform neuroscience and serve as the starting point for asking questions we could not otherwise have answered, just as having the human genome has made it possible to ask new questions about cellular and molecular systems.”
What is a short sentence with genome?
“"The genome can be seen as 'primed' for eukaryogenesis.”
What does genome mean?
Genome means the complete genetic information (either DNA or, in some viruses, RNA) of an organism.

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