Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (Looseleaf)
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Chapter 18, Problem 14SQ
Choose the statement that is incorrect.
- a. Phylogeny helps us study the spread of viruses through human populations.
- b. DNA barcoding can identify an individual as belonging to a particular species.
- c. Lineages that are more distantly related have more similarities in the DNA sequence of their genomes.
- d. Nonconservative amino acid substitutions can cause drastic changes in
phenotype .
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Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (Looseleaf)
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