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Genome

Medical Definition:	An organism's genetic complement as represented in its DNA or, in some cases, its RNA.
Guide Notes:	GEN or unspecified; prefer specifics; coord IM with animal /genet (IM) or organism /genet (IM) but see specifics for indexing of coords
Previously Indexed:	Base Sequence (1971-1991),Genetic Code (1966-1970),Genomic Library (1990-1991)

Genome Categories.

	Genome, Archaeal - The genetic material contained in the DNA of an archaeal organism.
	Genome, Human - The complete gene complement contained in a set of chromosomes in a human, either haploid (the set derived from one parent) or diploid (the double set, derived from both parents). The haploid set contains 50,000 to 100,000 genes and about 3 billion base pairs.

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