Based on King and Wilson's Findings of the Similarities in the Genomes

question 170

Multiple Choice

Based on King and Wilson's findings of the similarities in the genomes of chimps and humans as well as genome sequencing studies that have found that all of our genes are present in chimpanzees, what do researchers now think is driving the most significant evolution along the hominin lineage?

• A)changes in gene regulation
• B)increase in gene number
• C)decrease in gene number
• D)loss of mitochondrial DNA

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