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ecotoxicogenomics en · NOUN

Etymology

From eco- + toxicogenomics.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The study of the effects of ecology together with toxins on the genetic material of organisms
    • To date, Daphnia and fish, particularly zebrafish and fathead minnow, appear to be the most common model organisms for ecotoxicogenomics studies employing DNA microarrays. 2015 May 29, Hyo Jeong Kim et al., “Ecotoxicogenomic Approaches for Understanding Molecular Mechanisms of Environmental Chemical Toxicity Using Aquatic Invertebrate, Daphnia Model Organism”, in International Journal of Molecular Sciences, volume 16, →DOI: