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A new species of plant is found in the rainforest. How can genotyping help scientists to determine what the plant is?
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Can analyze the proteins that are
• essential for survival to help determine the plants function
Can determine where the species
• originated from and which group migrated it to the rainforest
• Can determine which diseases it is resistant to for further study
Can compare similarities found in
• reference sequences to determine any potential relations
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Best answer: "Can compare similarities found in reference sequences to determine any potential relations."
Explanation (brief): Genotyping gives the plant's DNA sequence or marker profile, which you can align against databases of known species to identify close matches and build phylogenetic trees. That tells you what the plant is related to and helps identify its taxonomic placement. (Genotyping can also be used to infer geographic origin or possible resistance genes, but those inferences depend on having comparative data and functional validation.)
Explanation (brief): Genotyping gives the plant's DNA sequence or marker profile, which you can align against databases of known species to identify close matches and build phylogenetic trees. That tells you what the plant is related to and helps identify its taxonomic placement. (Genotyping can also be used to infer geographic origin or possible resistance genes, but those inferences depend on having comparative data and functional validation.)
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