The More Closely Related Two Organisms Are

Question

The more closely related two organisms are,
A) the less likely they belong to one genus.
B) the more similar their nucleic acid sequence.
C) the less similar their nucleic acid sequence.
D) the more they are phenotypically similar.
E) the less they are phenotypically similar.

Accepted Answer

As organisms become more closely related, their nucleic acid sequences become more similar due to their shared ancestry. Therefore, option B is correct. The other options have no scientific basis.