genome

genome — noun

1. all of the DNA contained in the cells of a living thing, which carries the instr

1.名詞B2
釋義

all of the DNA contained in the cells of a living thing, which carries the instructions that control its growth and how its body works

例句

Scientists at the lab mapped the entire genome of the rice plant.

collocation: mapped the entire genome of

The human genome contains roughly 20,000 genes that guide cell functions.

collocation: contains roughly X genes

同義詞
  • genetic blueprint

    An informal, metaphorical expression that means the same thing — the complete set of genetic instructions for an organism.

文法句型

the ~ of [organism]

[possessive] ~

用法筆記

Often paired with verbs such as 'map', 'sequence', or 'read' to describe the process of identifying the genetic code. The possessive form is common: the human genome, the rice genome.

常見錯誤

❌A gene and a genome mean the same thing.
✅A gene is one unit of heredity, while a genome is the complete set of all genes in an organism.
💡A gene is a single segment; a genome is the entire collection.