Before they had the ability to decipher nucleotide sequences,biologists classified prokaryotes based on several features,including
A) their nutritional requirements.
B) phenotypic characteristics like shape or color.
C) their antibiotic sensitivity.
D) their modes of locomotion.
E) All of the above

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Biologists classified prokaryotes based on all of the above features, including their nutritional requirements, phenotypic characteristics like shape or color, antibiotic sensitivity, and modes of locomotion. These were the only observable and distinguishable characteristics before the development of molecular techniques for classification.

Before They Had the Ability to Decipher Nucleotide Sequences,biologists Classified