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What is the term used to describe a group in which the members are derived from more than one common ancestor?
What is the term used to describe a group in which the members are derived from more than one common ancestor?
- Phylogenetic
- Polyphyletic (correct)
- Paraphyletic
- Monophyletic
Which technique is used for analyzing microbial taxonomy and phylogeny by fragment length variation?
Which technique is used for analyzing microbial taxonomy and phylogeny by fragment length variation?
- LMW
- ARDRA (correct)
- PFGE
- RAPD
What does RFLP stand for in the context of microbial taxonomy and phylogeny techniques?
What does RFLP stand for in the context of microbial taxonomy and phylogeny techniques?
- Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis
- Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (correct)
- Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism
- Randomly Amplified Polymorphic DNA
Which method involves the analysis of low molecular weight components for microbial taxonomy?
Which method involves the analysis of low molecular weight components for microbial taxonomy?
What is the term for the taxonomy method that combines multiple approaches like genotypic, phenotypic, and chemotaxonomic data?
What is the term for the taxonomy method that combines multiple approaches like genotypic, phenotypic, and chemotaxonomic data?
What is the main purpose of taxonomy?
What is the main purpose of taxonomy?
Which scientist proposed the binomial nomenclature system?
Which scientist proposed the binomial nomenclature system?
In taxonomy, what does the term 'clades' refer to?
In taxonomy, what does the term 'clades' refer to?
Which classification scheme introduced the concept of five kingdoms?
Which classification scheme introduced the concept of five kingdoms?
Who is credited with popularizing cladistics as a main approach to classification?
Who is credited with popularizing cladistics as a main approach to classification?
'Monophyletic' classification refers to groups where:
'Monophyletic' classification refers to groups where:
