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Genome
Model of a strand of human DNA courtesy NIH.gov

Genome:

The complete set of genes in an individual. The human genome has between 20 thousand and 25 thousand genes, far fewer than was expected before it was completely mapped in the Human Genome Project finished in 2003. Even though the HGP is finished, scientists are still studying the data.