different between symbiotic vs metagenomics

symbiotic

English

Etymology

From symbiosis +? -otic, from Ancient Greek ????????? (sumbí?sis), from ??? (sún, with) + ???? (bíos, life).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?s?m.ba???t.?k/, /?s?m.bi??t.?k/
  • (US) IPA(key): /?s?m.ba???t.?k/, /?s?m.bi??t.?k/
  • Rhymes: -?t?k

Adjective

symbiotic (not comparable)

  1. (ecology) Of, or relating to symbiosis; living together.
    A lichen is a fungus with symbiotic algae among its cells.
  2. Of a relationship with mutual benefit between two individuals or organisms.

Usage notes

Although the biologic meaning of symbiotic strictly refers to "living together", regardless of the nature of the relationship, in casual speech the word typically implies a beneficial relationship.

Synonyms

  • (with mutual benefit): mutualistic

Derived terms

  • perisymbiotic
  • symbiotically

Related terms

  • symbiont
  • symbiote

Translations

Noun

symbiotic (plural symbiotics)

  1. (astronomy) symbiotic star

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metagenomics

English

Etymology

meta- +? genomics

Noun

metagenomics (uncountable)

  1. (genetics) The study of genomes recovered from environmental samples; especially the differentiation of genomes from multiple organisms or individuals, either in a symbiotic relationship, or at a crime scene.

Related terms

  • metabiome
  • metagenome
  • metagenomic

Translations

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