metabarcoding

English

Etymology

From meta- +‎ barcoding.

Noun

metabarcoding (uncountable)

1. (genetics) A method of DNA barcoding that uses universal PCR primers to identify DNA from a mixture of organisms
   • 2015 July 9, “Can DNA-Based Ecosystem Assessments Quantify Species Abundance? Testing Primer Bias and Biomass—Sequence Relationships with an Innovative Metabarcoding Protocol”, in PLOS ONE‎, →DOI:

     We developed and tested a DNA metabarcoding protocol that utilises the standard cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) barcoding fragment to detect freshwater macroinvertebrate taxa.

Related terms

• metabarcode
• metabarcoder