Multiple Choice
Which of the following has not been considered as a "gold standard" taxonomic method applied to species designation.
A) Melting temperature of the DNA (a reflection of the G+C content)
B) Microscopic cell phenotype
C) DNA-DNA hybridization (DDH)
D) Average nucleotide identity
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