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.

References

Benfey, P and Protopapas, AD (2004). Essentials of Genomics. Prentice Hall.

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Brown, TA (2002). Genomes 2. Bios Scientific Publishers.

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Gibson, G and Muse, SV (2004). A Primer of Genome Science (Second Edition). Sinauer Assoc.

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Gregory, TR (ed) (2005). The Evolution of the Genome. Elsevier.

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Reece, RJ (2004). Analysis of Genes and Genomes. John Wiley & Sons.

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Saccone, C and Pesole, G (2003). Handbook of Comparative Genomics. John Wiley & Sons.

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