genome

noun

ge·​nome ˈjē-ˌnōm 

: one haploid set of chromosomes with the genes they contain

broadly : the genetic material of an organism compare proteome

Examples of genome in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This was not an easy task; the mammoth's genome has more than 4 billion base pairs of DNA. —Justin Klawans, theweek, 15 July 2024

Researchers compared the mammoth’s DNA to the genome of modern Asian elephants. —Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 July 2024

The mammoth genome itself was highly fragmented due to its origin in ancient DNA. —John Timmer, Ars Technica, 11 July 2024

Ancient genomes reveal over two thousand years of dingo population structure. —Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 11 July 2024

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing genome

• genome editing

Medical Definition

genome

noun

ge·​nome ˈjē-ˌnōm 

: one haploid set of chromosomes with the genes they contain

broadly : the genetic material of an organism

The idea behind sequencing an organism's genome—decoding, letter by letter, the message contained in every last one of its genes—is that it would tell us a lot about how the organism works.

—Lori Oliwenstein, Discover