Genome

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-004846",
  "term": "Genome",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "The complete set of genetic material present in an organism or cell, encompassing all its deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) or, for some viruses, ribonucleic acid (RNA). This includes all genes, non-coding sequences, and mitochondrial or chloroplast DNA. The human genome, for example, consists of approximately 3 billion base pairs distributed across 23 pairs of chromosomes.",
  "subject": "Chemistry and the Environment",
  "see_also": [
    "deoxyribonucleic acids",
    "gene",
    "organelles"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1992, 64, 143. 'Glossary for chemists of terms used in biotechnology (IUPAC Recommendations 1992)' on page 155 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199264010143)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/genome/"
}