genome

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Pronunciation

/ˈdʒi noʊm/

Part of Speech

noun

Definition

All the genes in a cell or virion.

Definition

The genetic material of an organism, whether it is encoded in DNA or RNA (as for some viruses) including both genes and non coding regions.

Etymology

from German, Genom

genome
Accepted term: 07-Apr-2015