What Evidence Is Used to Determine the Branching Sequence of an Evolutionary

question 17

Multiple Choice

What evidence is used to determine the branching sequence of an evolutionary tree?

• A) experiments in artificial selection
• B) anatomical or molecular homologous structures
• C) the number of genes present in an organism
• D) an overall assessment of general similarities between organisms

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