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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Dated form of genome. alt-of, dated

Synonyms

All synonyms

chromosomegenetic code

Etymology

From German Genom, coined by German botanist Hans Winkler in 1920 as a blend of Gen (“gene”) + Chromosom (“chromosome”).

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