genome

[jee-nohm] /ˈdʒi noʊm/
noun, Genetics.
1.
a full set of chromosomes; all the inheritable traits of an organism.
Also, genom
[jee-nom] /ˈdʒi nɒm/ (Show IPA).
Origin
1925-30; < German Genom, equivalent to Gen gene + (Chromos)om chromosome
Related forms
genomic
[ji-noh-mik, -nom-ik] /dʒɪˈnoʊ mɪk, -ˈnɒm ɪk/ (Show IPA), adjective
Examples from the web for genome
  • Readers respond to articles on human genome mapping.
  • It wouldn't be the last time that the human genome crossed his mind.
  • Rival versions of the human genome have been published at last.
  • Scientists have completed a rough sketch of the canine genome.
  • As the race to map the human genome draws to a close, scientists are getting punchy.
  • The exploration of the human genome has long been relegated to elite scientists in research laboratories.
  • The genome of the chimpanzee-mankind's closest living relative-has been sequenced.
  • Using hairs from woolly mammoths, scientists have sequenced an extensive genome of these elephant cousins, a new report says.
  • The chicken has joined the growing group of animals whose genome has been sequenced.
  • Other phages reproduce by becoming a part of the bacterium's genome.
British Dictionary definitions for genome

genome

/ˈdʒiːnəʊm/
noun
1.
the full complement of genetic material within an organism
2.
all the genes comprising a haploid set of chromosomes
Derived Forms
genomic (dʒɪˈnɒmɪk) adjective
Word Origin
C20: from German Genom, from Gengene + (chromos)ome
Word Origin and History for genome
n.

"sum total of genes in a set," 1930, modeled on German genom, coined 1920 by German botanist Hans Winkler, from gen "gene" + (chromos)om "chromosome."

genome in Medicine

genome ge·nome (jē'nōm') or ge·nom (-nŏm)
n.
A complete haploid set of chromosomes with its associated genes.

ge·nom'ic (-nŏm'ĭk) adj.
genome in Science
genome
  (jē'nōm)   
The total amount of genetic information in the chromosomes of an organism, including its genes and DNA sequences. The genome of eukaryotes is made up of a single, haploid set of chromosomes that is contained in the nucleus of every cell and exists in two copies in the chromosomes of all cells except reproductive and red blood cells. The human genome is made up of about 35,000 genes. Compare proteome.
genome in Culture
genome [(jee-nohm)]

The sum of all information contained in the DNA for any living thing. The sequence of all the nucleotides in all the chromosomes of an organism.