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: In a [[multicellular]] [[organism]] each [[diploid]] [[Cell (Biology)|cell]] contains an entire [[genome]].
 
: In a [[multicellular]] [[organism]] each [[diploid]] [[Cell (Biology)|cell]] contains an entire [[genome]].
 
: The [[genome]] of a [[haploid]] [[Cell (Biology)|cell]] is half the [[DNA]] needed to produce a new [[organism]].
 
: The [[genome]] of a [[haploid]] [[Cell (Biology)|cell]] is half the [[DNA]] needed to produce a new [[organism]].
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==Beyond the Curriculum==
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Revision as of 16:14, 20 April 2019

Key Stage 4

Meaning

The genome is all of the genetic material in a cell.

About the Genome

In a multicellular organism each diploid cell contains an entire genome.
The genome of a haploid cell is half the DNA needed to produce a new organism.

Beyond the Curriculum