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metagenome

metagenome noun: all the genetic material present in an environmental sample, consisting of the genomes of many individual organisms.

Noun

metagenome (plural metagenomes)

  1. All the genetic material present in an environmental sample, consisting of the genomes of many individual organisms.

Forms of metagenome

pluralmetagenomes

Origin of metagenome

From meta- + genome.

Questions about metagenome

What does metagenome mean?
Metagenome means all the genetic material present in an environmental sample, consisting of the genomes of many individual organisms.
What part of speech is metagenome?
Metagenome is a noun.
What is the plural of metagenome?
The plural of metagenome is metagenomes.

Words near metagenome in the dictionary

  1. metagenesis
  2. metagenetic
  3. metagenetically
  4. metagenetics
  5. metagenic
  6. metagenome
  7. metagenomes
  8. metagenomic
  9. metagenomically
  10. metagenomics
  11. metagenre

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