The Following Questions Refer to This Phylogenetic Tree, Depicting the Origins

question 46

Multiple Choice

The following questions refer to this phylogenetic tree, depicting the origins of life and of the three domains. Horizontal lines indicate instances of gene or genome transfer.

A possible phylogenetic tree for the three domains of life.
-Which portion of the above figure may ultimately be better depicted as a "ring"?

• A)the bacterial lineage
• B)the archaean lineage
• C)the eukaryotic lineage
• D)the trunk of the tree
• E)the part corresponding to the first living cell on Earth

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