Which Statement About DNA Base Sequences Is True

question 239

Multiple Choice

Which statement about DNA base sequences is true?

• A) The more distant the evolutionary relationship between two species, the greater the similarity in their DNA base sequences.
• B) Comparisons of DNA base sequences cannot be used to make inferences about the evolutionary relatedness of two species.
• C) The chimpanzee and human genomes share 18 percent of their DNA base sequences.
• D) Evolutionary relationships between species are more accurately determined by DNA base sequence analysis than by comparisons of physical or behavioral characteristics.
• E) The human genome contains only part of the biological information present in the human body.

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