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genome

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ge·nome /ˈdʒiːnəʊm $ -noʊm/ noun [countable] technical  HBall the genes in one type of living thing 基因组 DNA the human genome 人类基因组
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genomeFor the last 20 years researchers have been able to calculate genome sizes and mutation rates.Billions of dollars will have been poured into the human genome project.Hubbard agrees that it ought to be possible to overlay the mouse on the human genome.The first step in genome expression, i.e. transcription, was studied in order to test these hypotheses.This drosophila strain is an interesting model to study the consequence of this type of mitochondrial genome deletion.Phenomena such as exon shuffling imply that genomes are constantly being rearranged, and are not mere static repositories of information.On other occasions, the genome seems to rearrange itself for its own ends.This sequence of events may represent a model for the dispersal of gene family members throughout the genome.
Origin genome (1900-2000) Greek genos birth, race, type + English chromosome
ge·nome nounChineseSyllable
living in one genes all Corpus thing type of the


genome
genome /ˈdʒiːnəʊm $ -noʊm/ noun [countable] technical
 Date: 1900-2000
 Language: Greek
 Origin: genos 'birth, race, type' + English chromosome
all the genes in one type of living thing ⇨ DNA:
    the human genome


gen·omeBrE /ˈdʒiːnəʊm/ 🔊NAmE /ˈdʒiːnoʊm/ 🔊 noun (biology 生物) the complete set of genes in a cell or living thing 基因组;染色体组the human genome人类基因组