Genome🔗

The complete set of chromosomes with its genes in an organism is called its "Genome".

The Human Genome contains between 25,000 and 30,000 genes similar to that of a mouse and less than a grain of rice, which contains 50-60,000 genes. Hence it is clear that it is not the number of genes, but what a gene can do that determines the complexity of a living organism.

Genes not only transmit information from generation to generation, but also act on a minute to minute basis, reacting to external needs, synthesizing amino acids and proteins which carry out the various functions of the body, whether structural, enzymatic or defensive mechanisms.