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Type of order, ordering, ordination


the human genome contains approximately three billion chemical base pairs.

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In 2007 Venter transplanted the genome of one Mycoplasma bacterium into another.
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Bayesian inference of ancient human demography from individual genome sequences.
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This leap forward comes thanks, in large part, to advances in genome sequencing.
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He believes that the genome has had other less obvious but significant benefits.
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PandoraBrowse through the music genome and find new artists that fit your taste.
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Banks said the Selaginella genome, with about 22,300 genes, is relatively small.
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They're not mutations of old plum genes, they're totally new to the plum genome.
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Genome-wide screen of promoter methylation identifies novel markers in melanoma.
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Researchers have recently sequenced the genome of the fungus Trichoderma reesei.
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More examples
  • The ordering of genes in a haploid set of chromosomes of a particular organism; the full DNA sequence of an organism; "the human genome contains approximately three billion chemical base pairs"
  • In modern molecular biology and genetics, the genome is the entirety of an organism's hereditary information. It is encoded either in DNA or, for many types of virus, in RNA. The genome includes both the genes and the non-coding sequences of the DNA.
  • Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters is a 1999 popular science book by Matt Ridley, published by Fourth Estate.
  • In genetic algorithms, a chromosome (also sometimes called a genome) is a set of parameters which define a proposed solution to the problem that the genetic algorithm is trying to solve. ...
  • Genome (Russian: u0413u0435u043Du043Eu043C, Genom) is a science fiction/detective novel by the popular Russian sci-fi writer Sergei Lukyanenko. The novel began a series also called Genome, consisting of Dances on the Snow (a prequel, although written later) and Cripples (a sequel)...
  • (Genomic) Genomics is the study of the genomes of organisms. The field includes intensive efforts to determine the entire DNA sequence of organisms and fine-scale genetic mapping efforts. ...
  • The complete genetic information (either DNA or, in some viruses, RNA) of an organism, typically expressed in number of basepairs
  • The total genetic information of a cell or organelle. In eukaryotes, "genome" usually refers to nuclear DNA rather than to mitochondrial or chloroplast DNA.
  • The complete genetic material of an organism.