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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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Word length
6
Starts with
G
Ends with
E
Contains
EN
Scrabble score
9
CEFR level
C1

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ˈdʒiː.nəʊm

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noun

  1. 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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