If You Analyze the Neutral Mutations from Two Groups and Find

question 2

Multiple Choice

If you analyze the neutral mutations from two groups and find there are few differences in their nucleotide sequences, you would logically conclude that the two groups:

• A)belong to the same species.
• B)belong to different species.
• C)diverged relatively recently from a common ancestor.
• D)diverged relatively long ago from a common ancestor.
• E)belong to a monophyletic taxon.

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