How are gene and protein sequences used to classify organisms?

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As with anatomical structures, homology between protein or DNA sequences is ... sequences provide useful information in taxonomic classification and ... The pattern of genetic divergence can be used to trace the relatedness of organisms.

Every living organism contains DNA, RNA, and proteins. ... is the comparison of homologous sequences for genes using sequence alignment ... as the ever-more-popular use of genetic testing to determine a child's paternity, ... Molecular systematics is an essentially cladistic approach: it assumes that classification

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