Genome | Definition of Genome by Merriam-Webster

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1926, in the meaning defined above

German Genom, from Gen gene + -om (as in Chromosom chromosome)

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Genome. Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/genome. Accessed 27 Feb. 2020.

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: one haploid set of chromosomes with the genes they contain broadly : the genetic material of an organism The idea behind sequencing an organism's genomedecoding, letter by letter, the message contained in every last one of its genesis that it would tell us a lot about how the organism works. Lori Oliwenstein, Discover, January 1996

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