What will be an ideal response?
Traditional microbial genomics and cultivation methods have given scientists access to approximately 1% of microbial genetic diversity. This is because most microbes cannot be grown up, or cultured, on petri dishes. Which scientific field would allow
scientists to have a much greater access to an environment's genetic resources?
A) agriculture
B) forestry
C) bioremediation
D) metagenomics
Answer: D
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a. true b. false
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