近代生物学研究技术-复习整理2012.6.18 王成.docVIP

Metagenomics 1. Metagenome (environmental genome) -the genomes of the total microbiota found in nature. 2. Metagenomics 1) META-analysis-the process of statistically combining separate analyses. 2) Genomics - the comprehensive analysis of an organism’s genetic material. 3) Definition- the study of the collective genomes of microorganisms (as opposed to clonal cultures). The technique is to clone DNA in large fragments directly from the microorganisms environment (such as seawater) into a culturable host and conduct a sequence-based and functional genomic analysis on it. 4) Goal - isolate new