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What is a genome?

Posted April 12, 2024


Cellular Processes
Cellular Structures and Organelles
DNA and RNA Quantitation
Gene Expression Analysis & Genotyping
Nucleic Acids
Nucleus
Physiological Probes
Answer

A genome consists of all the genetic material present in an organism, containing the instructions necessary for its functioning. Due to genetic variation, no two unrelated individuals are genetically identical, except for identical twins. 

 

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