Given your understanding of evolutionary theory and the relationship between evo

Question

Given your understanding of evolutionary theory and the relationship between evolution and the genetic makeup of populations, which statement makes the most sense?

a

The genome of the macaque is more similar to the mouse genome than the human genome.

b

The genome of the macaque is more similar to the human genome than the mouse genome.

c

The genome of the macaque is equally similar to the human genome and the mouse genome.

d

The genome of the macaque is equally divergent from the human genome and the mouse genome.

Explanation / Answer

The macaque and human share a more recent common ancestor that the ancestor shared by the macaque and mouse. So macaque and human are more similar than macaque and mouse which can be proved by the fact that both macaque and human are primitive and mouse is not. So the genome of the macaque is more similar to the human genome than the mouse genome.

Answer: Option b) The genome of the macaque is more similar to the human genome than the mouse genome.

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