Suppose That There Are Three Species That Are Closely Related

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Suppose that there are three species that are closely related as indicated by the phylogenetic tree below. Each species contains only one copy of a particular gene. The version in Species A is designated Gene_A, and so on. The relationships among the three versions of the gene in the different species are shown below. Explain in terms of duplications and/or deletions the incongruity between the phylogenetic (species) tree and the gene tree.

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