paranome

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noun

The complete set of paralogous genes in a genome.

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Meanings

nounparanome (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiologyThe complete set of paralogous genes in a genome.

    They considered only proteins in the paranome (the set of all duplicate genes in the genome) and numbered them consecutively according to their positions on the chromosomes.

    2011, Axel Meyer, Genome Evolution

Origin

From para- + -ome.

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APA

paranome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paranome

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“paranome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paranome. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paranome,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paranome.

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