Genetic terminology & definitions
Most definitions and abbreviations are included into the Glossary of molecular biology terms and abbreviations (my hobby since 2003).
On this page only some interesting facts about genetic terms and concepts are collected.
Genome
First usage (in German): H. Winkler Verbreitung u. Ursache d. Parthenogenesis (1920) iv. 165
First usage in English: 1930 Cytologia I. 14 Chromosomes from different sets (or genoms) of Triticum vulgare show affinity toward each other.
Literature
Genomics. A crisis in postgenomic nomenclature - Science 2002, Fields S, Johnston M. To avoid proliferation of 'ome terms, each 'ome should have at least 7 or 8 members. The 'ome name should also include the state of the cell it refers to (ex. 37ยบ-7.4-G1-Golgi-N-but-not-O-linked glycosylome or 4.7.5.3.8ome to use E.C. standards.
Links
Recommendations for the description of sequence variants from the Human Genome Variation Society