"ome" meaning in English

See ome in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: omes [plural]
Etymology: From the suffix -ome. Compare ology. Head templates: {{en-noun}} ome (plural omes)
  1. (biology) The totality of a certain type of biological entity in an organism etc., e.g. the genome or proteome. Categories (topical): Biology Related terms: omic, omics, -omics
    Sense id: en-ome-en-noun-rTkga1oX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 13 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 13 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 13 entries: 11 9 9 10 9 11 13 0 3 0 1 2 7 9 5 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 9 9 10 9 10 13 0 5 0 1 2 7 9 5 0 0 Topics: biology, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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          "orig": "en:Biology",
          "parents": [
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          "ref": "2012, OMICS: Biomedical Perspectives and Applications, →ISBN, page 190:",
          "text": "The four basic omes, their major interactions, and the evolution of other human omes.",
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        },
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          "text": "The series is launched with a review from the Snyder group on reading human omes",
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        },
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          "ref": "2016, J. A. Stallins, D. M. Law, S. A. Strosberg, J. J. Rossi, “Geography and postgenomics: how space and place are the new DNA”, in GeoJournal, →DOI:",
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          "text": "The series is launched with a review from the Snyder group on reading human omes",
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