The Following Questions Refer to the Information Below -What Conclusion Can Be Drawn Validly from These Data?
A)Humans

Multiple Choice

The following questions refer to the information below.
A researcher compared the nucleotide sequences of a homologous gene from five different species of mammals with the homologous human gene. The sequence homology between each species' version of the gene and the human gene is presented as a percentage of similarity.
$$\begin{array} { l c } \text { Species } & \text { Percentage } \\\hline \text { Chimpanzee } & 99.7 \\\text { Orangutan } & 98.6 \\\text { Baboon } & 97.2 \\\text { Rhesus Monkey } & 96.9 \\\text { Rabbit } & 93.7\end{array}$$

-What conclusion can be drawn validly from these data?

A) Humans and other primates evolved from rabbits within the past 10 million years.
B) Most of the genes of other organisms are paralogous to human genes, or with chimpanzee genes.
C) Among the organisms listed, humans shared a common ancestor most recently with chimpanzees.
D) Humans evolved from chimpanzees somewhere in Africa within the last 6 million years.