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NALT Core

Preferred term

metabolomics

Type

Topic

Definition

The branch of genetics that studies organisms in terms of their metabolomes, that is, the complete set of metabolites and endogenous small molecules involved in metabolism of whole cells.
Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff
Concept scheme: https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt
Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

genetics

Related concepts

Synonyms

metabolic profiling
metabolome analysis
metabonomics
metabonomic study

In other languages

metabolómicos

Spanish

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/17412

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