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How can you calculate % similarity between the following bacterial species using their base sequence as follows; Bacillus cereus AGUCCAGAGC
B. subtilis GUAAAAGAGC
B. brevis AGCGGAGAGC
B. anthracis ACGUUAGAGC

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genetics Microbial

  • bensonoderah bensonoderah 24 Sep 2021

    B. cereus AGUCC A G A G C
    B. subtilis GUAAA A G A G C
    B. brevis AGCGG A G A G C
    B. anthracis ACGUU A G A G C
    50/100x 100 = 50% similarity

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