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- [jee-nohm]
- /ˈdʒi noʊm/
- /ˈdʒiː.nəʊm/
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- [jee-nohm]
- /ˈdʒi noʊm/
Definitions of genome word
- noun genome a full set of chromosomes; all the inheritable traits of an organism. 1
- noun genome The haploid set of chromosomes in a gamete or microorganism, or in each cell of a multicellular organism. 1
- noun genome set of genes 1
- countable noun genome In biology and genetics, a genome is the particular number and combination of certain chromosomes necessary to form the single nucleus of a living cell. 0
- noun genome the full complement of genetic material within an organism 0
- noun genome all the genes comprising a haploid set of chromosomes 0
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Origin of genome
First appearance:
before 1925 One of the 11% newest English words
1925-30; < German Genom, equivalent to Gen gene + (Chromos)om chromosome
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Parts of speech for Genome
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
genome popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
genome usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with genome
- what is a genome?
- what is the human genome project?
- what is genome?
- approximately how many nucleotide bases are in the human genome?
- how many genes are in the human genome?
- which of the following defines a genome?
- how many base pairs are there in the human genome?
- which of the following statements about genome sizes is true?
- what is the human genome?
- what cell part contains an organism's genome?
- how many genes in the human genome?
- how many genes make up the human genome?
- what is the goal of the human genome project?
- what is the structure of a genome?
- what is the purpose of the human genome project?
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