Carl Woese's evolutionary studies that led him to propose the three domain taxonomic system compared nucleotide sequence present in:

A) the nuclei of eukaryotic cells
B) 16S rRNA genes
C) cyanobacteria
D) thermophiles
E) DNA polymerase genes


Ans: B) 16S rRNA genes

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A. nuclear
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C. hydrogen
D. covalent
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