Multiple Choice
The branching "tree of life" analogy
A) accurately reflects evolution because once a split occurs, species on different branches evolve independently.
B) has been discredited because it does not help us understand evolutionary relationships among organisms.
C) fails to account for horizontal gene transfer, in which species on different branches exchange genes.
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