Genome

In biology the genome of an organism is the whole hereditary information of an organism that is encoded in the DNA (or, for some viruses, RNA). This includes both the genes and the non-coding sequences. The term was first coined, in 1920, by Hans Winkler, Professor of Botany at the University of Hamburg.

Genome projects

Main article: Genome project

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The Human Genome Project was organized to map and to sequence the human genome. Other genome projects include mouse, rice, the plant Arabidopsis thaliana, the puffer fish, bacteria like E. coli, etc.

Related Topics:
Human Genome Project - Map - Sequence - Mouse - Rice - Arabidopsis thaliana - Puffer fish - E. coli

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Many genomes have been sequenced by various genome projects. The cost of sequencing continues to drop, and it is possible that eventually an individual's genome could be sequenced for around several thousand dollars (US).

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Compare: proteome

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