a researcher studying two species (species 1 and species 2) sequences a short stretch of eight codons from the same gene, gene a, in each and compares them. species 1 and species 2 had a most recent common ancestor 50 million years ago. eight codons of nucleotide sequences are compared between species 1 and species 2. overall, there are six nucleotides that are different between the two species sequences. of these nucleotide differences, one is in the first position of a codon, three are in the second position of a codon, and two are in the third position of a codon. species 1 sequence is a t c, g g g, c g g, g a c, t t a, t t a, t a t, g c c. species 2 sequence is a a c, g g g, c g a, g a c, t a a, c t a, t a t, g g a. given the differences between the sequences of the two species' genes shown here, what evolutionary force can you predict is in operation on gene a? negative selection stabilizing selection balancing selection directional selection positive selection disruptive selection genetic drift
a researcher studying two species (species 1 and species 2) sequences a short stretch of eight codons from the same gene, gene a, in each and compares them. species 1 and species 2 had a most recent common ancestor 50 million years ago. eight codons of
stabilizing selection
balancing selection
directional selection
positive selection
disruptive selection
genetic drift
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