"metagenome" meaning in All languages combined

See metagenome on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: metagenomes [plural]
Etymology: From meta- + genome. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|meta|genome}} meta- + genome Head templates: {{en-noun}} metagenome (plural metagenomes)
  1. (genetics) All the genetic material present in an environmental sample, consisting of the genomes of many individual organisms. Wikipedia link: metagenome Categories (topical): Genetics

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