Practice - Phylogenetic Analysis
Practice Questions
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What does phylogenetic analysis study?
💡 Hint: Think about how relationships are defined in biology.
What percentage of DNA-DNA hybridization typically indicates organisms belong to the same species?
💡 Hint: Consider the percentage threshold for classification.
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What is the primary method used to analyze evolutionary relationships among microorganisms?
💡 Hint: Think about which method studies genetic sequences.
True or False: Average Nucleotide Identity (ANI) indicates the evolutionary distance.
💡 Hint: Consider how similarity and distance are defined.
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Challenge Problems
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Develop a hypothetical experiment utilizing DNA-DNA hybridization and 16S rRNA analysis to classify a newly discovered bacterium.
💡 Hint: Consider the steps of isolation, comparison and results interpretation.
Explain how Average Nucleotide Identity might change the classification of a microbial genus.
💡 Hint: Think about how genetic comparisons can lead to new conclusions.
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