Occupation or Discipline
metagenomics
Subclass of:
Genomics
Definitions related to metagenomics:
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The direct study of genetic material recovered from environmental samples, largely dominated by microbial organisms.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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The systematic study of the GENOMES of assemblages of organisms.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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