genome (redirected from Human genome)

ge·nome  (jnm) also ge·nom (-nm)

n.

1. The total genetic content contained in a haploid set of chromosomes in eukaryotes, in a single chromosome in bacteria, or in the DNA or RNA of viruses.

2. An organism's genetic material.

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[gen(e) + -ome.]

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ge·nomic (-nmk) adj.

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genome

Noun

1. the full complement of genetic material within an organism

2. all the genes comprising a haploid set of chromosomes [from gene + chromosome]

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genome  (jnm)

The total amount of genetic information in the chromosomes of an organism, including its genes and DNA sequences. The genome of eukaryotes is made up of a single, haploid set of chromosomes that is contained in the nucleus of every cell and exists in two copies in the chromosomes of all cells except reproductive and red blood cells. The human genome is made up of about 35,000 genes. Compare proteome.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

genome - the ordering of genes in a haploid set of chromosomes of a particular organism; the full DNA sequence of an organism; "the human genome contains approximately three billion chemical base pairs" ordering, ordination, order - logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements; "we shall consider these questions in the inverse order of their presentation"