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Question 9

Which statement gives the correct meaning of the word genome?

  1. One gene taken from a chromosome
  2. The group of genes that are switched on in one cell
  3. The entire set of genetic material of an organismCorrect answer
  4. A single chromosome from one pair

Explanation

The word covers all of the genetic material an organism has, on every chromosome, whether a given gene is in use at the time or not. Restricting it to the genes currently active leaves out the rest of the DNA, and naming a single gene or one chromosome describes only a fragment of the whole.

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