ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Metagenomics

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Metagenomics is a noun meaning (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.

Meaning

(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 Words

Related dictionary entries include metagnomics, metagenome, metagenetics, megagenomics, omics, macrogenomics.

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