Definition of "exome" [exome]

• The complete exon content of an organism or individual (noun)

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• "Thus, as a practical matter, sequencing the exome is a high-value, more affordable alternative to sequencing the entire genome."
• "The first step is to sequence 1 percent of each volunteer's genome, focusing on the so-called exome — the protein-coding regions that, Church suspects, do 90 percent of the work in our DNA."
• "A Yale team led by Murat Gunel has already used partial genome sequencing of the 1.5 percent of the genome, called the exome, that codes for proteins to determine the cause of a mysterious and still unnamed genetic disease that results in severe brain malformations."