Webster's New World Medical Dictionary

genitourinary
Pertaining to the genital and uri-
nary systems.
genome
All the genetic information possessed by
any organism (for example, the human genome, the
elephant genome, the mouse genome, the yeast
genome, and the genome of a bacterium). Humans
and many other higher animals actually have two
genomes—a chromosomal genome and a mito-
chondrial genome—that together make up their
genome.
genome, chromosomal
All the genetic informa-
tion in the chromosomes of an organism. For
humans, the chromosomal genome is all the DNA
contained in the normal complement of 46 chro-
mosomes in virtually every cell in the body.
Together with the mitochondrial genome, the chro-
mosomal genome constitutes the genome of the
human being. Also known as nuclear genome.
gene mapping
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genome, human
All the genetic information in a
person. The human genome is made up of the DNA
in chromosomes as well as the DNA in mitochondria.
genome, mitochondrial
The sum of the genetic
information contained in the chromosome of the
mitochondrion, a structure located in the cytoplasm
outside the nucleus of the cell. The mitochondrial
genome is composed of mitochondrial DNA
(mDNA), a double-stranded circular molecule that
contains a limited number of genes. During fertiliza-
tion, mDNA is transmitted only by the mother.
Together, the mitochondrial genome and the chro-
mosomal genome constitute the entire human
genome.
genome, nuclear
See 
genome, chromosomal.
genomic library
A collection of clones that is
made from a set of randomly generated overlapping
DNA fragments and that represents the entire
genome of an organism. Also known as clone bank.
genomics
The scientific study of the genome, the
complete genetic information contained within an
organism. See also 
genome.
genotype
The genetic constitution (genome) of a
cell, an individual, or an organism. The genotype is
distinct from the expressed features, or phenotype,
of the cell, individual, or organism. The genotype of
a person is that person’s genetic makeup. It can
pertain to all genes or to a specific gene.
genu
The Latin word for knee, as in genu recur-
vatum (hyperextension of the knee), genu valgum
(knock knee), and genu varum (bowleg). See
knee.