exome

English

Etymology

exon +‎ -ome

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]

Usage notes

Do not confuse an exome with an exosome.

Hypernyms

genome

Derived terms

Translations

complete exon content

Finnish: eksomi
Spanish: exoma m

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