A 100-Nucleotide Sequence of DNA from Humans and Five Other

question 24

Short Answer

A 100-nucleotide sequence of DNA from humans and five other vertebrates were analyzed,with the following results:
Species A had 45 nucleotides that differed from the human DNA.
Species B had 65 nucleotides that differed from the human DNA.
Species C had 10 nucleotides that differed from the human DNA.
Species D had 4 nucleotides that differed from the human DNA.
Species E had 44 nucleotides that differed from the human DNA.
Which of these is most distantly related to humans?

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