Metagenomics
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-004039
Analysis of the genetic material in a collection of organisms, usually applied to uncultured, mixed-species microbial communities in their natural environment.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-004039 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Fields of Study |
| Synonyms | (meta)genomics; community genomics; ecogenomics; ecological genomics; environmental genomics; meta genomics; meta-genomics; metagenome; metagenomic analysis; population genomics |
| References | NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | Genomics; Microbial genetics; Community ecology; Ecological genetics; Microbiome; Environmental DNA; Population genetics; Genome |
| Translations | Spanish: metagenómica |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-AGR-004039",
"term": "Metagenomics",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "Analysis of the genetic material in a collection of organisms, usually applied to uncultured, mixed-species microbial communities in their natural environment.",
"synonyms": [
"(meta)genomics",
"community genomics",
"ecogenomics",
"ecological genomics",
"environmental genomics",
"meta genomics",
"meta-genomics",
"metagenome",
"metagenomic analysis",
"population genomics"
],
"subject": "Fields of Study",
"see_also": [
"genomics",
"microbial genetics",
"community ecology",
"ecological genetics",
"microbiome",
"environmental DNA",
"population genetics",
"genome"
],
"references": [
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "metagenómica"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/metagenomics/"
}
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