Etymology

metagenomics

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Today it 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. Full definition →

English genomics ← Ancient Greek μετᾰ- (metă-) ← Proto-Indo-European *meth₂?
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*me
  2. Proto-Indo-European*meth₂?
  3. Ancient Greekμετᾰ́ (metắ)
  4. Ancient Greekμετᾰ- (metă-)
  5. Englishmeta-
  6. Englishgenomics
  7. English todaymetagenomics

From meta- + genomics.

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