metagenomics

English

Etymology

From meta- +‎ genomics.

Noun

metagenomics (uncountable)

1. (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 terms

• metabiome
• metagenome
• metagenomic

Translations

study of genomes from environmental samples

• German: Metagenomik f
• Italian: metagenomica f
• Spanish: metagenómica f