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A genome is a whole of the genetic information of an organism while an allele is a specific form of a gene, these are found in specific areas on a specific chromosome. These determine distinctive physical traits that can me passed on from parents during offspring, also known as Gregor Mendel's law of segregation.

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we can say these both are same but i read in the oxfard dictionary that genome refers to genetic constitution of haploid cells

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Q: What is the difference between allele and genome?
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