genome

Meaning

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

Synonyms

genom

genotype

heredity

inheritance

chromosome complement

chromosome set

Translations

génome

genoma

Genom

genoma

genoma

genoom

genoma

genom

γονιδίωμα

Erbgut

مَجِين

جِينُوم

المَجين؛ جينوم

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈd͡ʒiː.nəʊm/

Etymology

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.