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metagenomics

metagenomics noun: 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.

Noun

metagenomics (uncountable)

  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.

Origin of metagenomics

From meta- + genomics.

Questions about metagenomics

What does metagenomics mean?
Metagenomics means 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.
What part of speech is metagenomics?
Metagenomics is a noun.

Words near metagenomics in the dictionary

  1. metagenic
  2. metagenome
  3. metagenomes
  4. metagenomic
  5. metagenomically
  6. metagenomics
  7. metagenre
  8. metagenres
  9. metageometer
  10. metageometers
  11. metageometric

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