Can we distinguish species/subspecies from their genome maps?

Subject: Can we distinguish species/subspecies from their genome maps?

Date: Mon Oct 30 23:41:53 2000
Posted by Mohana
Grade level: grad (science) School: University of Caliut
City: No city entered. State/Province: Kerala Country: India
Area of science: Genetics
ID: 972967313.Ge

Message:


I heard that genomes of chimpanzees and Humans differ only 2%. I would 
like to know whether it is possible to delimit the species by studying 
genome maps. ie, if  genome maps of two unknown organisms are given, can 
we know whether they belong to different species/sub species or 
not? .....How?

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