What is metagenomics?

A) genomics as applied to a species that most typifies the average phenotype of its genus
B) the sequencing of one or two representative genes from several species
C) the sequencing of only the most highly conserved genes in a lineage
D) sequencing DNA from a group of species from the same ecosystem
E) genomics as applied to an entire phylum


Answer: D

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