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Why is it difficult to classify some bacteria and archaea from each other?
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Why is it difficult to classify some bacteria and archaea from each other?

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Many bacteria and archaea are able to transfer genes among themselves outside of typical reproduction. This blurs the line between species as they are defined in the Linnaean system.
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