[Taxacom] Latin for genome or haplome?

[pbostock at ozemail.com.au]

Mary,

web searches suggest strongly that the word is based on a coined German
word 'genom' = Engl. genome, from 'gen(e)' + (chromos)-oma or perhaps from
gen(e) + (s)oma so it seems reasonable to use 'genoma', as a third
declension neuter (page 80 in W.T.Stearn's Botanical Latin 4th edn) ; soma
(body) is primarily used (in Botanical Latin) as a component of Greek
compounds. 

An alternative though related explanation takes the etymological dissection
a step further viz. gene + -ome, suffix denoting a defined system or
microcosm, from Greek -oma, noun suffix. (Stedman's Medical Dictionary,
28th Edition, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, New York, 2006).

Full declension would be:

              Singular     Plural
Nom: (subj.)  genoma (n.)  genomata
Acc: (obj.)   genoma       genomata
Gen: of the   genomatis    genomatum
Dat: to/for   genomati     genomatibus
Abl: with/by  genomate     genomatibus


Peter

Queensland Herbarium (BRI)

Original Message:
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From: Mary Barkworth Mary at biology.usu.edu
Date: Sun, 16 Aug 2009 12:39:56 -0600
To: taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu
Subject: [Taxacom] Latin for genome or haplome?


Does anyone have a suggestion please? No, I am not publishing a new
taxon solely on the basis of genome constitution but nor do I wish to
pretend that such data did not contribute to the argument for
recognizing it. I can invent something but if someone has already done
it, that would be nice.
Mary

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