: one haploid set of chromosomes with the genes they contain
broadly
: the genetic material of an organism compare proteome
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Scientists are sequencing the genomes in brain regions that postmortem studies show are affected by CTE to understand which cells and genes are aberrant.
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Alice Park, Time, 31 July 2025
Colossal created the mice by modifying seven genes simultaneously and from information gathered from analysis of woolly, Columbian and steppe mammoth genomes that were up to 1.2 million years old.
—Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Was Ozzy Osbourne a pioneer in the field of genome sequencing?
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 July 2025
The researchers note, however, that more individual genome sequences would be needed to fully understand variation in ancestry during this period of Egyptian history.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 18 July 2025
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Alice Park, Time, 31 July 2025
Colossal created the mice by modifying seven genes simultaneously and from information gathered from analysis of woolly, Columbian and steppe mammoth genomes that were up to 1.2 million years old.
—Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Was Ozzy Osbourne a pioneer in the field of genome sequencing?
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 July 2025
The researchers note, however, that more individual genome sequences would be needed to fully understand variation in ancestry during this period of Egyptian history.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 18 July 2025
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“Genome.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/genome. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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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
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