Knowledge of the Nucleotide Sequence for the Gene Encoding the Small

question 58

True/False

Knowledge of the nucleotide sequence for the gene encoding the small subunit of the ribosomal RNA (rRNA) provides little information about the metabolic capabilities of microorganisms found in soil and seawater other than what can be inferred from sequence similarity to 16S rRNA genes from cultured species.

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