proteome

noun

pro·te·ome | \ ˈprō-tē-ˌōm

Definition of proteome

: the complement of proteins expressed in a cell, tissue, or organism by a genome

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In 2012, Keith Dunker of Indiana University and his colleagues looked for these telltale stretches of amino acids in databases of eukaryotic and prokaryotic proteomes. — Quanta Magazine, "How Viruses May Have Led to Complex Life," 24 Jan. 2017 Instead of identifying them one protein at a time, as has classically been done, Cravatt develops rules that apply to wide swathes of the universe of proteins, or the proteome. — Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Scripps' Ben Cravatt elected to National Academy of Medicine," 16 Oct. 2017

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proteome

noun

pro·te·ome | \ ˈprōt-ē-ˌōm

: the complement of proteins expressed in a cell, tissue, or organism by a genome