Multiple Choice
Closely related species are more similar to each other than they are to distantly related species for all of the following reasons EXCEPT
A) they share a more recent common ancestor than distantly related species.
B) distantly related species have had interrupted gene flow for a longer period of time.
C) distantly related species have had a longer time for independent evolution.
D) they have experienced more similar selection pressures than distantly related species.
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