In relation to microbiome research, what are the benefits of using metagenomics? (select one or multiple answers) Select one or more: a. Enhanced understanding of microbial community dynamics b. Limited to bacterial species only c. Ability to analyze all microbial DNA in a sample d. Capability to study microbial interactions and functions
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Metagenomics is a field of study that a. is the analysis of a collection of genome sequences obtained from an environmental site. b. focuses on the microbial genomes contained in a community. c. compares the genomes of similar species in different communities. d. does none of the above. e. does both a and b.
What are the uses of metagenomics? a. identification of biofuels b. testing for multiple drug susceptibility in a population c. use in increasing agricultural yields d. identifying new species more rapidly and analyzing the effect of pollutants on the environment
Which of these are TRUE about the Human Microbiome Project? Select one or more: a. Virulent pathogens are not commonly found lurking in the microbiomes of healthy people. b. Though overall microbial community composition differs between body sites, the sum of all metabolic pathways present at each site is relatively constant. c. Performing metagenomics on some samples allowed researchers to quantify the sum of all genes and thus all possible metabolic pathways present in those samples. d. The microbiomes of a specific body site (e.g. armpit) compared between different people tend to be more similar than the microbiomes of different body sites in the same person. e. There is a representative "healthy" microbiome for human adults.
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