Talking Glossary of Genetic Terms

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Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D. defines Genome

Genome

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The genome is the entire set of genetic instructions found in a cell. In humans, the genome consists of 23 pairs of chromosomes, found in the nucleus, as well as a small chromosome found in the cells' mitochondria. These chromosomes, taken together, contain approximately 3.1 billion bases of DNA sequence.

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