(genetics) The complete genetic information (either DNA or, in some viruses, RNA) of an organism.

plural of genome

(genetics) The study of the complete genome of an organism

(genetics) Of or pertaining to a genome.

With reference to a genome

genomic

(genetics) A procedure in which DNA from one species is transplanted into a cell of another species, and after repeated division of hybrid cells the original cells are destroyed; only achieved in bacteria so far

(biochemistry, genetics) A genomics branch that measures expression levels of RNAs and proteins to understand biological functions of a set of genes in cells.

(biology, genetics) The alterable nature of prokaryotic genomes that enables the fluid exchange of DNA from one microorganism to another and allows prokaryotes to adapt their genomes rapidly so they can survive changes in environmental conditions.

(genetics) The concept that all cells in an organism contain identical genes.