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ecotoxicogenomics

ecotoxicogenomics noun: the study of the effects of ecology together with toxins on the genetic material of organisms.

Noun

ecotoxicogenomics (uncountable)

  1. The study of the effects of ecology together with toxins on the genetic material of organisms
    • To date, Daphnia and fish, particularly zebrafish and fathead minnow, appear to be the most common model organisms for ecotoxicogenomics studies employing DNA microarrays.2015 May 29, Hyo Jeong Kim et al., “Ecotoxicogenomic Approaches for Understanding Molecular Mechanisms of Environmental Chemical Toxicity Using Aquatic Invertebrate, Daphnia Model Organism”, in...

Origin of ecotoxicogenomics

From eco- + toxicogenomics.

Questions about ecotoxicogenomics

What does ecotoxicogenomics mean?
Ecotoxicogenomics means the study of the effects of ecology together with toxins on the genetic material of organisms.
What part of speech is ecotoxicogenomics?
Ecotoxicogenomics is a noun.

Words near ecotoxicogenomics in the dictionary

  1. ecotoxicant
  2. ecotoxicants
  3. ecotoxicities
  4. ecotoxicity
  5. ecotoxicogenomic
  6. ecotoxicogenomics
  7. ecotoxicologic
  8. ecotoxicological
  9. ecotoxicologically
  10. ecotoxicologist
  11. ecotoxicologists

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