Lesson 2A: Microbial Phylogeny and Systematics Flashcards

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also known as the classification through identification and nomenclature of microbes, both “prokaryote” and eukaryote

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Traditional taxonomy

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the classification based on evolutionary relatedness

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Natural taxonomy

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groups organisms together based on similar phenotypic
characteristic

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Phentic system

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Methods that helped establish the relationships between organisms

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  • G+C ratios
  • FAME
  • DNA-DNA hybridization
  • REP PCR
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