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36.10Compare ordinary G Mixolydian

G Mixolydian:

G A B C D E F.

Versus G Phrygian dominant:

G A♭ B C D E♭ F.

Changes:

A → A♭

E → E♭.

So we get:

♭9

and:

♭13.

Those are exactly the classic altered colors of a dominant resolving to C minor.