Editing DNA–DNA hybridization (section)

{{Short description|Technique used to measure similarity in DNA sequences}}
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In [[genomics]], '''DNA–DNA hybridization''' is a [[molecular biology]] technique that measures the degree of [[genetic similarity]] between [[DNA]] sequences. It is used to determine the [[genetic distance]] between two organisms and has been used extensively in [[phylogeny]] and [[Taxonomy (biology)|taxonomy]].<ref name="Stackebrandt2010">{{cite book |author=Erko Stackebrandt |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eIf6RQeOZPoC |title=Molecular Identification, Systematics, and Population Structure of Prokaryotes |date=8 September 2010 |publisher=Springer Science & Business Media |isbn=978-3-540-31292-5 |pages=}}</ref>