metagenomics

English

Etymology

meta- +‎ genomics

Noun

metagenomics (uncountable)

(genetics) The study of genomes recovered from environmental samples; especially the differentiation of genomes from multiple organisms or individuals, either in a symbiotic relationship, or at a crime scene.

Related terms

Translations

study of genomes from environmental samples

German: Metagenomik f
Italian: metagenomica f
Spanish: metagenómica f

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