extraorganismal en · ADJ
Etymology
From extra- + organismal.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) That exists outside of an organism
In fact eDNA, as commonly referred to in the literature, is a continuum from DNA contained in whole living organisms to extraorganismal DNA in tissue remains or free, extramembranous DNA in the environment [28 ].
2015 October 6, “Deep-Sea, Deep-Sequencing: Metabarcoding Extracellular DNA from Sediments of Marine Canyons”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI: