genome [SO_0001026]

A genome is the sum of genetic material within a cell or virion.

genome

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A genome is the sum of genetic material within a cell or virion.

A genome is considered the complement of all heritable sequence features in a given cell or organism (chromosomal or extrachromosomal). This is typically a collection of >1 sequence molecules (e.g. chromosomes), but in some organisms (e.g. bacteria) it may be a single sequence macromolecule (e.g. a circular plasmid). For this reason 'genome' classifies under 'sequence feature complement'.

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