The term was created in 1920 by Hans Winkler, professor of botany at the University of Hamburg, Germany. The Oxford Dictionary suggests the name to be a blend of the words gene and chromosome. However, see omics for a more thorough discussion. A few related -ome words already existed—such as biome, rhizome, forming a vocabulary into which genome fits systematically.
Overview
Some organisms have multiple copies of chromosomes: diploid, triploid, tetraploid and so on. In classical genetics, in a sexually reproducing organism (typically eukarya) the gamete has half the number of chromosomes of the somatic cell and the genome is a full set of chromosomes in a diploid cell. The halving of the genetic material in gametes is accomplished by the segregation of homologous chromosomes during meiosis. In haploidorganisms, including cells of bacteria, archaea, and in organelles including mitochondria and chloroplasts, or viruses, that similarly contain genes, the single or set of circular or linear chains of DNA (or RNA for some viruses), likewise constitute the genome. The term genome can be applied specifically to mean what is stored on a complete set of nuclearDNA (i.e.,the "nuclear genome") but can also be applied to what is stored within organelles that contain their own DNA, as with the "mitochondrial genome" or the "chloroplast genome". Additionally, the genome can comprise non-chromosomal genetic elements such as viruses, plasmids, and transposable elements.
What is a genome? Find out in this short animation developed by Health Education England's Genomics Education Programme (GEP).
The GEP is developing a range of education to inform health professionals about the impact of genomics on clinical practice. This video is the one of the many educational resources from the programme.
For more information visit https://www.genomicseducation.hee.nhs.uk
published: 24 Oct 2018
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The human genome project was an enormous project that saw scientists around the world collaborate to work out the sequence of bases in the human genome. The project started in 1990 and was completed in 2003, 2 years ahead of schedule.
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An Introduction to the Human Genome | HMX Genetics
Humans are 99.9% genetically identical - and yet we are all so different. How can this be? This video, taken from a lesson in Harvard Medical School’s HMX Genetics course, explains.
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DNA, genes and genomes
Your genome is your complete set of DNA – all the genetic instructions for you to grow, develop and function.
Watch this video to learn more about your genome, and discover how differences in your DNA sequence can have a big effect on how your body works.
Find out more at:
https://www.garvan.org.au/research/kinghorn-centre-for-clinical-genomics/learn-about-genomics/dna-base/collection1/introduction-to-your-genome
For more educational resources about genomics, visit DNA Base:
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How to sequence the human genome - Mark J. Kiel
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Your genome, every human's genome, consists of a unique DNA sequence of A's, T's, C's and G's that tell your cells how to operate. Thanks to technological advances, scientists are now able to know the sequence of letters that makes up an individual genome relatively quickly and inexpensively. Mark J. Kiel takes an in-depth look at the science behind the sequence.
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GCSE Science Revision Biology "DNA and the Genome"
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In this video, we look at the basic structure of DNA and what is meant by a gene. We then explore the human genome.
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GCSE Biology - DNA Part 1 - Genes and the Genome #63
In this video we recap chromosomes and then explain what DNA is, what genes and the genome are, and how we can use them to track the migrations of early humans.
published: 04 Jan 2019
Genome Editing with CRISPR-Cas9
This animation depicts the CRISPR-Cas9 method for genome editing – a powerful new technology with many applications in biomedical research, including the potential to treat human genetic disease. Feng Zhang, a leader in the development of this technology, is a faculty member at MIT, an investigator at the McGovern Institute for Brain Research, and a core member of the Broad Institute. Further information can be found on Prof. Zhang’s website at http://zlab.mit.edu .
To learn more visit http://mcgovern.science/genome
Images and footage courtesy of Sputnik Animation, the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Justin Knight and pond5.
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The race to sequence the human genome - Tien Nguyen
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In 1990, The Human Genome Project proposed to sequence the entire human genome over 15 years with $3 billion of public funds. Then, seven years before its scheduled completion, a private company called Celera announced that they could accomplish the same goal in just three years at a fraction of the cost. Tien Nguyen details the history of this race to sequence the human genome.
Lesson by Tien Nguyen, animation by Boico Visual House.
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The GEP is developing a range of...
What is a genome? Find out in this short animation developed by Health Education England's Genomics Education Programme (GEP).
The GEP is developing a range of education to inform health professionals about the impact of genomics on clinical practice. This video is the one of the many educational resources from the programme.
For more information visit https://www.genomicseducation.hee.nhs.uk
What is a genome? Find out in this short animation developed by Health Education England's Genomics Education Programme (GEP).
The GEP is developing a range of education to inform health professionals about the impact of genomics on clinical practice. This video is the one of the many educational resources from the programme.
For more information visit https://www.genomicseducation.hee.nhs.uk
The human genome project was an enormous project that saw scientists around the world collaborate to work out the sequence of bases in the human genome. The pro...
The human genome project was an enormous project that saw scientists around the world collaborate to work out the sequence of bases in the human genome. The project started in 1990 and was completed in 2003, 2 years ahead of schedule.
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Humans are 99.9% genetically identical - and yet we are all so different. How can this be? This video, taken from a lesson in Harvard Medical School’s HMX Genet...
Humans are 99.9% genetically identical - and yet we are all so different. How can this be? This video, taken from a lesson in Harvard Medical School’s HMX Genetics course, explains.
Learn more: https://onlinelearning.hms.harvard.edu
Humans are 99.9% genetically identical - and yet we are all so different. How can this be? This video, taken from a lesson in Harvard Medical School’s HMX Genetics course, explains.
Learn more: https://onlinelearning.hms.harvard.edu
Your genome is your complete set of DNA – all the genetic instructions for you to grow, develop and function.
Watch this video to learn more about your genome,...
Your genome is your complete set of DNA – all the genetic instructions for you to grow, develop and function.
Watch this video to learn more about your genome, and discover how differences in your DNA sequence can have a big effect on how your body works.
Find out more at:
https://www.garvan.org.au/research/kinghorn-centre-for-clinical-genomics/learn-about-genomics/dna-base/collection1/introduction-to-your-genome
For more educational resources about genomics, visit DNA Base:
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Your genome is your complete set of DNA – all the genetic instructions for you to grow, develop and function.
Watch this video to learn more about your genome, and discover how differences in your DNA sequence can have a big effect on how your body works.
Find out more at:
https://www.garvan.org.au/research/kinghorn-centre-for-clinical-genomics/learn-about-genomics/dna-base/collection1/introduction-to-your-genome
For more educational resources about genomics, visit DNA Base:
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Your genome, every human's genome, consists of a unique DNA sequence o...
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Your genome, every human's genome, consists of a unique DNA sequence of A's, T's, C's and G's that tell your cells how to operate. Thanks to technological advances, scientists are now able to know the sequence of letters that makes up an individual genome relatively quickly and inexpensively. Mark J. Kiel takes an in-depth look at the science behind the sequence.
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Your genome, every human's genome, consists of a unique DNA sequence of A's, T's, C's and G's that tell your cells how to operate. Thanks to technological advances, scientists are now able to know the sequence of letters that makes up an individual genome relatively quickly and inexpensively. Mark J. Kiel takes an in-depth look at the science behind the sequence.
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In this video, we look at the basic structure of DNA and what is meant by a gene. We then explore the human genome.
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In this video, we look at the basic structure of DNA and what is meant by a gene. We then explore the human genome.
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In this video we recap chromosomes and then explain what DNA is, what genes and the genome are, and how we can use them to track the migrations of early humans....
In this video we recap chromosomes and then explain what DNA is, what genes and the genome are, and how we can use them to track the migrations of early humans.
In this video we recap chromosomes and then explain what DNA is, what genes and the genome are, and how we can use them to track the migrations of early humans.
This animation depicts the CRISPR-Cas9 method for genome editing – a powerful new technology with many applications in biomedical research, including the potent...
This animation depicts the CRISPR-Cas9 method for genome editing – a powerful new technology with many applications in biomedical research, including the potential to treat human genetic disease. Feng Zhang, a leader in the development of this technology, is a faculty member at MIT, an investigator at the McGovern Institute for Brain Research, and a core member of the Broad Institute. Further information can be found on Prof. Zhang’s website at http://zlab.mit.edu .
To learn more visit http://mcgovern.science/genome
Images and footage courtesy of Sputnik Animation, the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Justin Knight and pond5.
This animation depicts the CRISPR-Cas9 method for genome editing – a powerful new technology with many applications in biomedical research, including the potential to treat human genetic disease. Feng Zhang, a leader in the development of this technology, is a faculty member at MIT, an investigator at the McGovern Institute for Brain Research, and a core member of the Broad Institute. Further information can be found on Prof. Zhang’s website at http://zlab.mit.edu .
To learn more visit http://mcgovern.science/genome
Images and footage courtesy of Sputnik Animation, the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Justin Knight and pond5.
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-race-to-sequence-the-human-genome-tien-nguyen
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In 1990, The Human Genome Project proposed to sequence the entire human genome over 15 years with $3 billion of public funds. Then, seven years before its scheduled completion, a private company called Celera announced that they could accomplish the same goal in just three years at a fraction of the cost. Tien Nguyen details the history of this race to sequence the human genome.
Lesson by Tien Nguyen, animation by Boico Visual House.
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This video was created with support from the U.S. Office of Research Integrity: http://ori.hhs.gov.
In 1990, The Human Genome Project proposed to sequence the entire human genome over 15 years with $3 billion of public funds. Then, seven years before its scheduled completion, a private company called Celera announced that they could accomplish the same goal in just three years at a fraction of the cost. Tien Nguyen details the history of this race to sequence the human genome.
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What is a genome? Find out in this short animation developed by Health Education England's Genomics Education Programme (GEP).
The GEP is developing a range of education to inform health professionals about the impact of genomics on clinical practice. This video is the one of the many educational resources from the programme.
For more information visit https://www.genomicseducation.hee.nhs.uk
The human genome project was an enormous project that saw scientists around the world collaborate to work out the sequence of bases in the human genome. The project started in 1990 and was completed in 2003, 2 years ahead of schedule.
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Learn more: https://onlinelearning.hms.harvard.edu
Your genome is your complete set of DNA – all the genetic instructions for you to grow, develop and function.
Watch this video to learn more about your genome, and discover how differences in your DNA sequence can have a big effect on how your body works.
Find out more at:
https://www.garvan.org.au/research/kinghorn-centre-for-clinical-genomics/learn-about-genomics/dna-base/collection1/introduction-to-your-genome
For more educational resources about genomics, visit DNA Base:
https://www.garvan.org.au/dnabase
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-to-sequence-the-human-genome-mark-j-kiel
Your genome, every human's genome, consists of a unique DNA sequence of A's, T's, C's and G's that tell your cells how to operate. Thanks to technological advances, scientists are now able to know the sequence of letters that makes up an individual genome relatively quickly and inexpensively. Mark J. Kiel takes an in-depth look at the science behind the sequence.
Lesson by Mark J. Kiel, animation by Marc Christoforidis.
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In this video, we look at the basic structure of DNA and what is meant by a gene. We then explore the human genome.
Image credits:
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DNA structure By Forluvoft - File:DNA simple2.svg, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=20370741
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In this video we recap chromosomes and then explain what DNA is, what genes and the genome are, and how we can use them to track the migrations of early humans.
This animation depicts the CRISPR-Cas9 method for genome editing – a powerful new technology with many applications in biomedical research, including the potential to treat human genetic disease. Feng Zhang, a leader in the development of this technology, is a faculty member at MIT, an investigator at the McGovern Institute for Brain Research, and a core member of the Broad Institute. Further information can be found on Prof. Zhang’s website at http://zlab.mit.edu .
To learn more visit http://mcgovern.science/genome
Images and footage courtesy of Sputnik Animation, the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Justin Knight and pond5.
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-race-to-sequence-the-human-genome-tien-nguyen
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In 1990, The Human Genome Project proposed to sequence the entire human genome over 15 years with $3 billion of public funds. Then, seven years before its scheduled completion, a private company called Celera announced that they could accomplish the same goal in just three years at a fraction of the cost. Tien Nguyen details the history of this race to sequence the human genome.
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The term was created in 1920 by Hans Winkler, professor of botany at the University of Hamburg, Germany. The Oxford Dictionary suggests the name to be a blend of the words gene and chromosome. However, see omics for a more thorough discussion. A few related -ome words already existed—such as biome, rhizome, forming a vocabulary into which genome fits systematically.
Overview
Some organisms have multiple copies of chromosomes: diploid, triploid, tetraploid and so on. In classical genetics, in a sexually reproducing organism (typically eukarya) the gamete has half the number of chromosomes of the somatic cell and the genome is a full set of chromosomes in a diploid cell. The halving of the genetic material in gametes is accomplished by the segregation of homologous chromosomes during meiosis. In haploidorganisms, including cells of bacteria, archaea, and in organelles including mitochondria and chloroplasts, or viruses, that similarly contain genes, the single or set of circular or linear chains of DNA (or RNA for some viruses), likewise constitute the genome. The term genome can be applied specifically to mean what is stored on a complete set of nuclearDNA (i.e.,the "nuclear genome") but can also be applied to what is stored within organelles that contain their own DNA, as with the "mitochondrial genome" or the "chloroplast genome". Additionally, the genome can comprise non-chromosomal genetic elements such as viruses, plasmids, and transposable elements.