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ge·nome    Audio Help   [jee-nohm] Pronunciation Key
–noun Genetics.
a full set of chromosomes; all the inheritable traits of an organism.
Also, ge·nom    Audio Help   [jee-nom] Pronunciation Key.

[Origin: 1925–30; < G Genom, equiv. to Gen gene + (Chromos)om chromosome]

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ge·no·mic    Audio Help   [ji-noh-mik, -nom-ik] Pronunciation Key, adjective
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genome: see genetics. 
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