What Is Metagenomics? How Have the Methods of Metagenomics Allowed

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Essay

What is metagenomics? How have the methods of metagenomics allowed discovery of so many new species? How is it possible to know about these organisms without being able to grow them in a laboratory?

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Definitions:

Concepts

Abstract ideas or general notions that represent categories or classes of objects, events, or activities.

Language Acquisition Device

A hypothetical module of the human mind proposed by Noam Chomsky to account for the innate predisposition for language acquisition.

Cross-Linguistic Typology

The study of similarities and differences across languages with the aim of classifying and understanding the common properties and structural diversity of languages.

Extralinguistic Cue

Non-verbal or outside-the-language signals used in communication, such as body language or tone of voice, that provide context or additional meaning.