Mitochondrial DNA Is Most Useful for Phylogenetic Analysis

question 75

Multiple Choice

Mitochondrial DNA is most useful for phylogenetic analysis

• A) in the study of relatively ancient relationships.
• B) for groups with few species that have survived to the present.
• C) of closely related species of animals.
• D) of prokaryotes.
• E) when one is tracking the paternal lineage.

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