: one haploid set of chromosomes with the genes they contain
broadly
: the genetic material of an organism compare proteome
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But composing whole genes or even whole genomes from scratch — that was something only evolution could do.
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Megan Molteni, STAT, 17 May 2024
So systems biologists like me often sequence all the DNA present in a sample – for example, a fecal sample from a patient – separate out the viral DNA sequences, then annotate the sections of the viral genome that code for proteins.
—Libusha Kelly, The Conversation, 15 May 2024
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Megan Molteni, STAT, 17 May 2024
So systems biologists like me often sequence all the DNA present in a sample – for example, a fecal sample from a patient – separate out the viral DNA sequences, then annotate the sections of the viral genome that code for proteins.
—Libusha Kelly, The Conversation, 15 May 2024
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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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