Original: The term genome can be applied specifically to mean that stored on a complete set of nuclear DNA ( i.e. , the '' nuclear genome '' ) but can also be applied to that stored within organelles that contain their own DNA , as with the mitochondrial genome or the chloroplast genome .
Simplified: The term genome can be applied specifically to mean the complete set of nuclear DNA ( i.e. , the '' nuclear genome '' ) but can also be applied to organelles that contain their own DNA , as with the mitochondrial genome or the chloroplast genome .