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OpenStudy (anonymous):

How are gene and protein sequences used to classify organisms?

OpenStudy (aaronq):

because genetic sequences determine the protein products, they're sort of interchangeable. You classify organisms in terms of sequence similarity. For example, Organism 1 has sequence AAAA Organism 2 has sequence AAAG Organism 3 has sequence AAGG So organism 3 is closer to 2, and 2 is closer to 1 (because they have closer sequences).

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Thank you!

OpenStudy (aaronq):

no problem !

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