"Rare Events" Can Help Us Understand Evolutionary Events, as Shown

question 73

Multiple Choice

"Rare events" can help us understand evolutionary events, as shown in the figure. Which of the following statements explains the logic of this approach?

• A) Organisms with the mutation evolved convergently.
• B) The mutation provided an adaptive advantage to the organisms that contained it.
• C) Because the mutation likely occurred only once, all organisms with the mutation have a common ancestor with the mutation.
• D) "Reverse evolution" does not occur.

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