Genome

Pronunciation
/JEE-nom/
Category
Genetics
Singular
Genome
Plural
Genomes

Definition

The complete set of DNA sequences found within an organism, including all genes and non-coding regions.

Etymology

From Greek 'genos', meaning 'family' or 'origin', and '-ome' signifying 'body' or 'mass'.

Example

The genome of the honey bee contains approximately 150 million base pairs.

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