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In the most basic terms, genome is the genetic material of an organism. It is what tells the organism what to be and how to be. The genome is coded in DNA, or in RNA for many types of viruses. The term, genome, was coined in the 1920, as a portmanteau of gene and chromosome.
a chromosome is therefore nothing but a chain of dna that has been made compact enough to fit into a cell summary 1 both chromosomes and dna make up an important part of a person s genes 2 a chromosome is a subpart of a person s genes while dna is a part of the chromosome