Question 9

(Multiple Choice)

Which statement most accurately describes the evolutionary relationships among the three domains?


A)Bacteria and Archaea diverged from a common ancestor more recently than they diverged from their common ancestor with EukaryA.
B)Bacteria and Eukarya diverged from a common ancestor more recently than they diverged from their common ancestor with Archaea.
C)Eukarya and Archaea diverged from a common ancestor more recently than they diverged from their common ancestor with Bacteria.
D)All three domains diverged from a common ancestor at the same time.

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