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  • noun Plural form of genome.

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Examples

  • Order within genomes is maintained by identifiable enzymes whose function it is to recognize and correct genetic mistakes.

    Another Perspective on Origins 2007

  • The independent "pattern", the unconnected concept that permits one to speak about specified information in genomes, is not sequence but function.

    A Minimal Genome 2006

  • The independent "pattern", the unconnected concept that permits one to speak about specified information in genomes, is not sequence but function.

    A Minimal Genome 2006

  • There could have been thousands of insertion events as this transposon bounced around in genomes over millions of years.

    Assessing Applegate's Attack 2010

  • There could have been thousands of insertion events as this transposon bounced around in genomes over millions of years.

    Assessing Applegate's Attack 2010

  • If deleterious mutations accumulate within genomes without fatally compromising the survival of individual organisms until a threshold is reached, then what does this say about the role natural selection could have played in fixing such biological properties in the first place?

    2009 November - Telic Thoughts 2009

  • The mechanisms are acting today and have been studied in detail, and the evidence they leave in genomes is also well-known.

    Casey Luskin on Kitzmiller & Information 2010

  • Yes, nearly-neutral mutations can accumulate in genomes, but natural selection tends to purify genomes over time.

    The Weasel Thread 2009

  • Sure, most people in America have some diversity of genetic origins, but African Americans derive on average about 80 — 85% of their genomes from recent emigrants from Africa, while European Americans derive less than 10% of their genomes from the same source.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Some Scientists’ Openness to the Possibility of Genetic Differences in Mental Traits Among Racial and Ethnic Groups 2010

  • Your description of the encoding of "meaning" (above) is actually quite close to my view of reality, especially your description of how material/physical events become encoded in genomes, nervous systems, etc.

    Against Darwinism 2009

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