The Following Questions Refer to the Information Below -What Conclusion Can Be Drawn Validly from These Data?
A)Humans

question 56

Multiple Choice

The following questions refer to the information below.
A researcher compared the nucleotide sequences of a homologous gene from five different species of mammals with the homologous human gene. The sequence homology between each species' version of the gene and the human gene is presented as a percentage of similarity.
$$\begin{array} { l c } \text { Species } & \text { Percentage } \\\hline \text { Chimpanzee } & 99.7 \\\text { Orangutan } & 98.6 \\\text { Baboon } & 97.2 \\\text { Rhesus Monkey } & 96.9 \\\text { Rabbit } & 93.7\end{array}$$

-What conclusion can be drawn validly from these data?

• A)Humans and other primates evolved from rabbits within the past 10 million years.
• B)Most of the genes of other organisms are paralogous to human genes, or with chimpanzee genes.
• C)Among the organisms listed, humans shared a common ancestor most recently with chimpanzees.
• D)Humans evolved from chimpanzees somewhere in Africa within the last 6 million years.