metagenomics

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

metagenomics

Etymology

From meta- + genomics.

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