genome

Significado (Inglés)

The complete genetic information (either DNA or, in some viruses, RNA) of an organism.

Conceptos

genoma

Sinónimos

genom

genotype

heredity

inheritance

chromosome complement

chromosome set

Traducciones

génome

Genom

genoma

genoma

genoma

genoom

genom

γονιδίωμα

جِينُوم

مَجِين

Erbgut

المَجين؛ جينوم

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈd͡ʒiː.nəʊm/

Etimología (Inglés)

From earlier genom, from German Genom, coined by German botanist Hans Winkler in 1920 as a blend of Gen (“gene”) + Chromosom (“chromosome”). By surface analysis, gen(e) + -ome, or a blend of gen(e) + (chromos)ome. Spelling altered to reflect the surface analysis.