Etymology

palaeogenomics

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Today it means: The study of ancient genomes, especially those of extinct organisms Full definition →

English genomics ← Ancient Greek πᾰλαιός (pălaiós)
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  1. Ancient Greekπᾰλαιός (pălaiós)
  2. Englishpaleo-
  3. Englishpalaeo-
  4. Englishgenomics
  5. English todaypalaeogenomics

From palaeo- + genomics.

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