metagenetics

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noun

The application of genetics to communities rather than individual organisms

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Meanings

nounmetagenetics (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiologyThe application of genetics to communities rather than individual organisms

Origin

From meta- + genetics.

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APA

metagenetics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metagenetics

MLA

“metagenetics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metagenetics. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metagenetics,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metagenetics.

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