Rank the Following Processes with Respect to Their Rate of Evolution

question 41

Multiple Choice

Rank the following processes with respect to their rate of evolution (from fastest to slowest) .

• A) Synonymous substitutions,nonsynonymous substitutions,pseudogenes
• B) Synonymous substitutions,pseudogenes,nonsynonymous substitutions
• C) Pseudogenes,synonymous substitutions,nonsynonymous substitutions
• D) Pseudogenes,nonsynonymous substitutions,synonymous substitutions
• E) Nonsynonymous substitutions,synonymous substitutions,pseudogenes

---

Definitions:

Population

refers to all the members of a particular species living in a specific geographic area, capable of interbreeding.

Blood Type O

The blood group characterized by the absence of A and B antigens on red cells and the presence of anti-A and anti-B antibodies in the plasma.

Type AB Mother

Refers to a mother with AB blood type, indicating the presence of both A and B antigens on the surface of her red blood cells.

Testcross

A genetic cross between a homozygous recessive individual and an organism of unknown genotype, to determine the unknown organism’s genotype based on the offspring’s phenotypes.