Choose the alignment(s) which are the most parsimonious for the following DNA sequences: GCACCCTATGCA CCACCTTTAAGGCA

a) G-CACCCT--ATG-CA
-CCACC-TTTAAGGCA

b) GCACCCTAT---GCA
CCACC-TTTAAGGCA

c) G-CACCC--TAT-GCA
-CCACCTTTAAGGCA

d) GCACCC--TATGCA
CCACCTTTAAGGCA


Answer: d) GCACCC--TATGCA
CCACCTTTAAGGCA

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