metabarcoding

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noun

A method of DNA barcoding that uses universal PCR primers to identify DNA from a mixture of organisms

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Meanings

nounmetabarcoding (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiologyA method of DNA barcoding that uses universal PCR primers to identify DNA from a mixture of organisms

    We developed and tested a DNA metabarcoding protocol that utilises the standard cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) barcoding fragment to detect freshwater macroinvertebrate taxa.

    2015 July 9, “Can DNA-Based Ecosystem Assessments Quantify Species Abundance? Testing Primer Bias and Biomass—Sequence Relationships with an Innovative Metabarcoding Protocol”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From meta- + barcoding.

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metabarcoding. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metabarcoding

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Chicago

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