A Researcher Collects a Soil Sample and Sequences the Entire

question 16

Essay

A researcher collects a soil sample and sequences the entire genomes of two prokaryotes found in the sample. In these genomes, he finds identical prophage DNA located in different areas of the two genomes. Based on the similarity of the sequences of the prophages and their placement in the prokaryotes' genomes, what could he conclude about the relatedness of the two prokaryotes?

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