Science
genome
noun
Definition
The complete set of genetic material present in an organism.
In a sentence
“Advances in genome sequencing have opened new possibilities for personalised medicine.”
Synonyms
genetic codeDNA sequencegene map
Common collocations
- human genome
- genome sequencing
- decode the genome
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