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Suppose a biologist found a rare frog and wanted to determine which species it belonged to. How could a biologist use a DNA sequence of the frog to accomplish this task?

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The biologist could use a DNA fingerprint of the frog - the biologist would accomplish this task by looking at the different codons that code for different phenotypes and gene sequence. By comparing the different codons, they can determine what species the frog belongs to.
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