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What is metagenomics?
A) A culture-dependent method that may be used to determine genome sequences
B) A culture-dependent method that may be used to find new enzymes
C) A culture-dependent method that may be used to study groups of microbes in an ecosystem
D) A culture-independent method that may be used to document microbial community composition
E) A culture-independent method that may be used for the isolation of different organisms
A culture-dependent method that may be used to study groups of microbes in an ecosystem
Metagenomics
The use of modern genomic techniques to study microbial communities directly in their natural environments, bypassing the need for isolating and cultivating individual species in the laboratory