genome
noun
ge·nome ˈjē-ˌnōm 
: one haploid set of chromosomes with the genes they contain
broadly : the genetic material of an organism compare proteome
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Among the oldest in the SARS-CoV-2 genome are two viral proteins associated with the replication complex common to all coronaviruses. 
William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2021 But their technology really paid off after the SARS-CoV-2 genome was sequenced. Karen Kaplan Science And Medicine Editor, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2021 Scientists in China managed to sequence the first SARS-CoV-2 genome just one week after the first patient was hospitalized with unusual pneumonia in Wuhan. Lara Marks, Quartz, 1 Sep. 2021 Yet the need to collect information about the SARS-CoV-2 genome is far from over. Quanta Magazine, 28 June 2021 There is one unique sequence in the SARS-CoV-2 genome that codes for a part of the spike protein that seems to play an important role in infecting people. Marilyn J. Roossinck, The Conversation, 7 June 2021 Moderna was able to produce its first version of its vaccine just 42 days after the release of the SARS-CoV-2 genome’s sequence. Fortune, 16 Apr. 2021 On January 10th, Chinese researchers published the sequence of the SARS-CoV-2 genome. Carolyn Kormann, The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2020 To characterize a virus’s risk based on its genome? Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2022 See More
William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2021 But their technology really paid off after the SARS-CoV-2 genome was sequenced. Karen Kaplan Science And Medicine Editor, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2021 Scientists in China managed to sequence the first SARS-CoV-2 genome just one week after the first patient was hospitalized with unusual pneumonia in Wuhan. Lara Marks, Quartz, 1 Sep. 2021 Yet the need to collect information about the SARS-CoV-2 genome is far from over. Quanta Magazine, 28 June 2021 There is one unique sequence in the SARS-CoV-2 genome that codes for a part of the spike protein that seems to play an important role in infecting people. Marilyn J. Roossinck, The Conversation, 7 June 2021 Moderna was able to produce its first version of its vaccine just 42 days after the release of the SARS-CoV-2 genome’s sequence. Fortune, 16 Apr. 2021 On January 10th, Chinese researchers published the sequence of the SARS-CoV-2 genome. Carolyn Kormann, The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2020 To characterize a virus’s risk based on its genome? Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
German Genom, from Gen gene + -om (as in Chromosom chromosome)
First Known Use
1926, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing genome
Medical Definition
genome
noun
ge·nome ˈjē-ˌnōm
: one haploid set of chromosomes with the genes they contain
broadly : the genetic material of an organism
The idea behind sequencing an organism's genome—decoding, letter by letter, the message contained in every last one of its genes—is that it would tell us a lot about how the organism works. Lori Oliwenstein, Discover
Lori Oliwenstein, Discover