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A genome is all the hereditary information held by an [[organism]], as expressed in its genetic information.
A genome is all the hereditary information held by an [[organism]], as expressed in its genetic information.
[[Eukaryote]]s (including humans) actually have two types of genomic material:
[[Eukaryotic cell|Eukaryote]]s (including humans) actually have two types of genomic material:
# chromosonal material: Information found inside the nucleus of a cell
# chromosonal material: Information found inside the nucleus of a cell
# mitochondrial material: Information found inside a cytoplasm of a cell, specifically in the [[mitochondria]] (this separate genome is used as evidence for the [[Endosymbiotic hypothesis]]). [http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=3580]
# mitochondrial material: Information found inside a cytoplasm of a cell, specifically in the [[mitochondria]] (this separate genome is used as evidence for the [[Endosymbiotic hypothesis]]). [http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=3580]