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Living organisms have a set of characteristics which we call a phenotype. The whole body of an organism, or phenome, is formed on the basis of phenotype. Organisms also possess a set of genes that determine traits—a genotype. It is a complex of genetic programs of reproduction, development, and functioning of living bodies. These programs are recorded, stored, and reproduced in genomes.
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Zhegunov, G. (2012). Genomes and Their Bodies. In: The Dual Nature of Life. The Frontiers Collection. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-30394-4_26
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