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Then, the researchers analyzed their rRNA, or the genetic material contained in ribosomes used to build amino acids.
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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2024
Late 1970s Carl Woese (pictured below) introduces a new way to classify organisms that involves sequencing a slowly evolving gene, 16S rRNA, that all organisms share.
—Kristin Ohlson, Discover Magazine, 1 June 2016
Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2024
Late 1970s Carl Woese (pictured below) introduces a new way to classify organisms that involves sequencing a slowly evolving gene, 16S rRNA, that all organisms share.
—Kristin Ohlson, Discover Magazine, 1 June 2016
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“RRNA.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rRNA. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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