You are studying a newly discovered prokaryotic microorganism and are attempting to determine whether it will be classified in the domain Bacteria or in the domain Archaea.All of the following would be helpful in making that distinction except

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The presence or absence of double-stranded circular DNA genome would not be helpful in making the distinction between Bacteria and Archaea as both domains contain this type of genetic material. The other options - the sequence of small subunit ribosomal RNA, type of membrane lipids, and presence or absence of peptidoglycan in cell walls - are all characteristics that can help differentiate between the two domains.

You Are Studying a Newly Discovered Prokaryotic Microorganism and Are