If a Defendant Raises A(n) Defense, He or She Has

question 20

Short Answer

If a defendant raises a(n) defense, he or she has the burden of proving that defense.

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Definitions:

Orthologs

Genes in different species that evolved from a common ancestral gene by speciation and retain the same function in the course of evolution.

Homoplasy

Homoplasy refers to a phenomenon in evolutionary biology where similar traits or structures arise independently in different lineages, not due to common ancestry.

Molecular Phylogenies

The use of molecular data to construct evolutionary trees that represent the relationships among different species or organisms.

DNA Sequence

The precise order of nucleotides within a DNA molecule, determining genetic information.