The term was created in 1920 by Hans Winkler, professor of botany at the University of Hamburg, Germany. The Oxford Dictionary suggests the name to be a blend of the words gene and chromosome. However, see omics for a more thorough discussion. A few related -ome words already existed—such as biome, rhizome, forming a vocabulary into which genome fits systematically. COUNT 4
QSN1 Who coined the word genome? ANS1 Hans Winkler QSN2 In what year was the word genome first created? ANS2 1920 QSN3 At what university was Hans Winkler employed when he created the word genome? ANS3 University of Hamburg QSN4 Which two similar words share etymology with genome? ANS4 biome, rhizome