Exam 10: Classification of Microorganisms

Which of the following is NOT based on nucleic-acid hybridization?

Figure 10.2 A nucleic acid hybridization experiment produced the following results. In Figure 10.2,which figure shows the most closely related organisms?

Figure 10.3 This figure shows the results of a gel electrophoresis separation of restriction fragments of the DNA of different organisms. In Figure 10.3,which two are most closely related?

Into which group would you place a photosynthetic cell that lacks a nucleus?

Nucleic acid hybridization is based on the fact that