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krok68 [10]
4 years ago
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Describe the manner in which you would determine how long ago two species of bacteria diverged from one another.

Biology
1 answer:
Andrei [34K]4 years ago
3 0

Answer:

One of the probable ways to determine how long ago any two species of bacteria diverged from each other is by drawing a phylogenetic tree.

Explanation:

  • Phylogenetic tree are trees that show the ancestry of two species of interest and the relationship between them.
  • The idea behind the construction of phylogenetic tree is darwins's "descent with modification theory".
  • A phylogenetic tree is constructed using the similarities or differences in either physical characteristics, behavorial, or genetic buildup.
  • Derived traits shared between the different species are the actual data used to construct a phylogenetic tree.
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