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genome
ge·nome [ j nm ] (plural ge·nomes)


noun 
Definition:
 
set of chromosomes: the full complement of genetic information that an organism inherits from its parents, especially the set of chromosomes and the genes they carry
[Mid-20th century. < Greek genos "offspring, race" + chromosome]

ge·nom·ic [ jee nómmik ] adjective
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