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What is a gene and genome?

Updated: 4/28/2022
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A genome is all genetic data of a single cell. That includes the genes in the nucleus, but also that of mitochondrial DNA.

A gene is a section of the genome which codes for one protein. It consists of various codons.

Every single codon codes for one amino acid (Many amino-acids put together form a protein). Every codon consists of three adjacent nucleotides.

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