Genome vs Microbiome - What's the difference?
genome | microbiome |
(genetics) The complete genetic information (either DNA or, in some viruses, RNA) of an organism.
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The genetic information (genomes) of a microbiota.
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, passage=The human microbiota consists of the 10-100 trillion symbiotic microbial cells harbored by each person, primarily bacteria in the gut; the human microbiome consists of the genes these cells harbor.}}
A microbial biome, such as the community of microbes within the human gut.
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, passage=Mostly, the microbiome is beneficial. It helps with digestion and enables people to extract a lot more calories from their food than would otherwise be possible. Research over the past few years, however, has implicated it in diseases from atherosclerosis to asthma to autism.}}
As nouns the difference between genome and microbiome
is that genome is The complete genetic information (either DNA or, in some viruses, RNA) of an organism while microbiome is the genetic information (genomes) of a microbiota.genome
English
Noun
(wikipedia genome) (en noun)citation, passage=Creating a complete map of the human connectome would therefore be a monumental milestone but not the end of the journey to understanding how our brains work. The achievement will transform neuroscience and serve as the starting point for asking questions we could not otherwise have answered, just as having the human genome has made it possible to ask new questions about cellular and molecular systems.}}
Derived terms
* genomic * genomics * genomewidemicrobiome
English
Noun
(en noun)Defining the Human Microbiome
A punch in the gut