If Additional DNA Sequence Evidence Shows That Yeast Genes for Synthesizing

Multiple Choice

If additional DNA sequence evidence shows that yeast genes for synthesizing proteins are more similar to protein-synthesizing genes in bacteria than those in archaea, a modern systematist would ________.

A) redraw the phylogeny to show eukaryotes sharing a more recent common ancestor with bacteria than archaea
B) redraw the phylogeny to show more recent common ancestry between archaea and yeast than between eukaryotes and archaea
C) retain the phylogeny that shows a more recent common ancestor between eukaryotes and archaea
D) retain the phylogeny that shows a more recent common ancestor between bacteria and archaea