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In the most basic terms, genome is the genetic material of an organism. It is what tells the organism what to be and how to be. The genome is coded in DNA, or in RNA for many types of viruses. The term, genome, was coined in the 1920, as a portmanteau of gene and chromosome.
Difference Between DNA and Genes. The terms gene and DNA are often used to mean the same. However, in reality, they stand for very different things. DNA stands for deoxyribonucleic acid. This is the chain of âlinksâ that determines how the different cells in your body will function.