1. If you were going to use one of the proteins to build a phylogenetic tree of
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1. If you were going to use one of the proteins to build a phylogenetic tree of various mammalian species (which diverged during the last 50 million years), which protein sequence would be most useful? Justify your answer.
2. If you were going to use one of the proteins to build a phylogenetic tree of various plant species (which diverged during the past 500 million years), which protein sequence would be most useful? Justify your answer.
3. If you were going to use one of the proteins to build a phylogenetic tree of a mixture of plant and animal species (which diverged 1200 million years ago), which protein sequence would be most useful? Justify your answer.
Explanation / Answer
From the graph, we choose protein A ,
Because protein A changed during the last 50 years.
During, last 50 million years, less sequence divergence occurs between the genes compared to the first portion of the graph. A gene that shows sufficient divergence is chosen for phylogenetic information.
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