Meanings
nounexome (plural exomes)
plural exomes
- biologyThe complete exon content of an organism or individual; the subset of the genome that excludes introns.First known use 2008
Because of her significant testing, Avery had had DNA sequencing of her “exome,” the part of her genome that makes proteins in the body, said Dr. Michael Wangler, a researcher at the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children’s Hospital.
2017 December 18, Ashley Strickland, “Mystery condition gives way to bright future for 10-year-old”, in CNN
Origin
Translations
Finnish eksomi
- eksomicomplete exon content
Spanish exoma
- exomacomplete exon content
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