noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 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. uncountable

Etymology

From meta- + genomics.

Related phrases

crime scene

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