Comparisons Between the Cytochrome B Protein Sequence in the Honeycreeper

question 23

Multiple Choice

Comparisons between the cytochrome b protein sequence in the honeycreeper versus the deer mouse and the Gough Island finch reveals eighteen and four amino acid differences,respectively.Therefore,_____.

• A)the honeycreeper is more closely related to the deer mouse
• B)the honeycreeper and the Gough Island finch are the same species
• C)the honeycreeper is more closely related to the Gough Island finch
• D)no DNA mutations have occurred during the evolution of the honeycreeper
• E)the DNA sequences of all three species are identical

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