Two different species of bacteria have long been placed in the same clade in a phylogenetic tree. However, this placement is based on morphological and physiological similarities. How would a scientist determine if these bacteria actually share a common ancestor, or have shared traits due to convergent evolution and are therefore a polyphyletic group?
A) Chromatography
B) Glycoprotein similarities
C) gDNA sequence analysis
D) UV microscopy
E) cpDNA or mtDNA sequence analysis

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Genomic DNA (gDNA) sequence analysis can provide detailed information about the genetic relationship between the species, helping to determine if they share a common ancestor or if their similarities are due to convergent evolution.

Two Different Species of Bacteria Have Long Been Placed in the Same