Genome vs Genotype - What's the difference?
genome | genotype |
(genetics) The complete genetic information (either DNA or, in some viruses, RNA) of an organism.
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(genetics) The combination of alleles, situated on corresponding chromosomes, that determines a specific trait of an individual, such as "Aa" or "aa".
A group of organisms having the same genetic constitution.
To determine the of.
Genotype is a related term of genome.
In genetics terms the difference between genome and genotype
is that genome is The complete genetic information (either DNA or, in some viruses, RNA) of an organism while genotype is the combination of alleles, situated on corresponding chromosomes, that determines a specific trait of an individual, such as "Aa" or "aa".As a verb genotype is
to determine the genotype of.genome
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(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.}}