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The Following Questions Refer to the Information Below -Species That Are Not Closely Related and That Do Not

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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.
 Species  Percentage  Chimpanzee 99.7 Orangutan 98.6 Baboon 97.2 Rhesus Monkey 96.9 Rabbit 93.7\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}

-Species that are not closely related and that do not share many anatomical similarities can still be placed together on the same phylogenetic tree by comparing their


A) plasmids.
B) chloroplast genomes.
C) mitochondrial genomes.
D) homologous genes that are poorly conserved.
E) homologous genes that are highly conserved.

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