One way to classify organisms is by analyzing their genetic information to determine where they belong within a phylogenetic tree or cladogram. Which of the following best describes a complication of classifying bacteria based on genetic information?

A.) The DNA in one species of bacteria can be exchanged with an unlike species of bacteria ...

B.) The DNA mutation rate of bacteria cannot be tracked, unlike other organisms ...

C.) The DNA of bacteria cannot be distinguished from the DNA of organisms they may use as a host ...

D.) The DNA of bacteria is not made of the same nucleic acids as o

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Amelia Randolph

Biology

29 March, 09:42

One way to classify organisms is by analyzing their genetic information to determine where they belong within a phylogenetic tree or cladogram. Which of the following best describes a complication of classifying bacteria based on genetic information?

A.) The DNA in one species of bacteria can be exchanged with an unlike species of bacteria ...

B.) The DNA mutation rate of bacteria cannot be tracked, unlike other organisms ...

C.) The DNA of bacteria cannot be distinguished from the DNA of organisms they may use as a host ...

D.) The DNA of bacteria is not made of the same nucleic acids as o

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Scarlet Manning · Answer 1

"The DNA in one species of bacteria can be exchanged with an unlike species of bacteria" is the one among the following that best describes a complication of classifying bacteria based on genetic information. The correct option among all the options that are given in the question is the first option or option "A".