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Determine the GC ratio of the following stretch of DNA from 2 different bacteria:

Bacterium #1: GCATTAGCCGTATCCGAT
CGTAATCGGCATAGGCTA
Bacterium #2: CGACCGGCCATGGCGCGT
GCTGGCCGGTACCGCGCA

What conclusion would you draw about the relatedness of these 2 organisms and why?

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Bacterium #1:
GCATTAGCCGTATCCGAT
CGTAATCGGCATAGGCTA

GC = 9 AT = 9; ...

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