The Relative Lengths of the Frog and Mouse Branches in the Phylogenetic

question 18

Multiple Choice

The relative lengths of the frog and mouse branches in the phylogenetic tree in the figure indicate that ________.

• A) frogs evolved before mice
• B) mice evolved before frogs
• C) the homolog evolved more rapidly in the mouse lineage
• D) the homolog evolved more slowly in the mouse lineage

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