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genome
noun
The ordering of genes in a haploid set of chromosomes of a particular organism; the full DNA sequence of an organism
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ˈdʒiː.nəʊm
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noun
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”
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The human genome contains approximately three billion chemical base pairs
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