An individual human can be thought of as a ________, consisting of a host and a variety of microbes. DNA from saliva or fecal samples, for example, would reveal the DNA genomes of both the host and its symbiotic microbes, known together as the ________.

A. holobiont, hologenome
B. microbiome, hologenome
C. microbiome, microgenome
D. hologenome, holobiont


Answer: A

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