exome
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɛksoʊm/
Noun
exome (plural exomes)
- (genetics) The complete exon content of an organism or individual; the subset of the genome that excludes introns. [from 2008]
- 2017 December 18, Ashley Strickland, “Mystery condition gives way to bright future for 10-year-old”, in CNN[1]:
- 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.
Usage notes
Do not confuse an exome with an exosome.
Hypernyms
Derived terms
Translations
complete exon content
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