Biology GCSE
Genome
What Genome means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA, OCR.
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Reference: OCR
The entire genetic material of an organism, which is the complete set of instructions for building and maintaining that organism.
The full set of genetic material in a cell, which genetic engineering modifies by introducing a gene from another organism.
The entire genetic material of an organism, providing the instructions that influence characteristics.
Topics that use Genome
- Genetic engineering (AQA GCSE)
- Variation (AQA GCSE)
- Inheritance (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- Environmental change
- Gene
- Genes
- Phenotype
- Agriculture and medicine contexts
- Applications in animals, plants and microorganisms
- Asexual reproduction
- Bacterial hosts and plasmids
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