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

Those samples will also be used to create whole genome sequences for each of these species. — John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 25 June 2026

Relatively speaking, the least controversial application of human embryo genome editing is to use it to try to prevent transmission of genetic diseases. — Paul Knoepfler, STAT, 24 June 2026

When the results came back from a genome sequencing laboratory, they were handed off to FHD Forensics, a company that matches DNA with historical genealogy records to identify unknown human remains. — Scott Neuman, NPR, 23 June 2026

And perhaps more to the point, the genome might not submit to the kind of straightforward input-output approach that such AI models ultimately assume. — Philip Ball, Quanta Magazine, 18 June 2026

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

Rhymes for genome

• biome
• nichrome
• noisome
• prodrome
• radome
• rhizome
• shalom
• syndrome
• acrosome
• aerodrome
• catacomb
• centrosome

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