Concepts of Biology
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ISBN: 9781938168116
Author: Samantha Fowler, Rebecca Roush, James Wise
Publisher: OpenStax College
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Chapter 11, Problem 9RQ
The fact that DNA sequences are more similar in more closely related organisms is evidence of what?
a. optimal design in organisms
b. adaptation
c. mutation
d. descent with modification
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