As the amount of lateral gene transfer in a taxon increases, it becomes _______ difficult to infer relationships among lineages within the taxon and _______ to infer species boundaries.

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Lateral gene transfer complicates the inference of evolutionary relationships because it introduces genetic material from one organism to another across traditional lineage boundaries, making it more difficult to determine both lineage relationships and species boundaries.

As the Amount of Lateral Gene Transfer in a Taxon