Multiple Choice
Below are segments of DNA from three species of flies.Species 1 is the common ancestor of species 2 and species 3, and we have access to its DNA because it was preserved in amber. Species 1: AACTACTGCACGCTCATA
Species 2: AACTAGTGCTCGCTCACA
Species 3: AATTACTGCACGCTCACA
Having access to Species 1, we can infer that there have been _______ substitutions from Species 1 to Species 2 and Species 3.Lacking access to Species 1, we could infer that there have been _______ substitutions between Species 2 and Species 3.
A) four; two
B) four; four
C) five; three
D) five; four
E) five; five
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