A genome is all the [[hereditary]] information held by an [[organism]]. This includes both expressed and non-expressed genetic [[information]].
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A genome is all the [[hereditary]] information held by an [[organism]]. This includes both expressed and non-expressed genetic [[information]]. In most organisms, it is stored in [[DNA]]; however, [[retrovirus]]es store it in [[RNA]], another type of [[nucleic acid]]. The information is encoded in the form of triplets of organic molecules called [[nucleotides]].
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In most organisms, it is stored in [[DNA]]; however, [[retrovirus]]es store it in [[RNA]].
[[Eukaryotic cell|Eukaryote]]s (including humans) have two types of genomic material:
[[Eukaryotic cell|Eukaryote]]s (including humans) have two types of genomic material: