Combined Science GCSE
Genome
What Genome means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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The full set of genetic material an organism inherits, with genes coding for proteins that help build and control the cell.
The entire genetic material of an organism, including non-coding DNA as well as protein-coding genes.
The entire genetic material of an organism, not just its genes.
Topics that use Genome
- DNA and the genome (AQA GCSE)
- Key ideas (AQA GCSE)
- Variation (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Correlation and causation
- DNA
- Population
- Action at a distance
- Activation energy
- Active site
- Adaptation
- Anaerobic respiration
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