Phylogenetic Trees with Proportional Branch Lengths

question 36

Multiple Choice

Phylogenetic trees with proportional branch lengths

• A) indicate relatedness among organisms.
• B) indicate the relative number of nucleotide pair differences between groups.
• C) are constructed by comparing DNA sequences of homologous genes and calibrating this molecular clock with the fossil record.
• D) All of the answer choices are true.
• E) indicate relatedness evolutionary time.

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