Lesson 2.4 Genotypic Classification

Question 1

Advantages of genotypic classification over phenotypic methods

Answer 1

• greater accuracy: organisms with similar appearance or behavior

-objectivity: objective since it relies of DNA sequences than subjective observations

-Universality: universal genetic material used

Question 2

The type of sequencing that is highly conserved across all life forms

Answer 2

16S rRNA gene sequencing

Question 3

This technique measure the degree of similarity between DNA of two organisms

Answer 3

DNA-DNA hybridization

Question 4

Uses the entire genome of an organism

Answer 4

Whole genome sequencing