What is the most likely explanation for how a group of crocodiles acquired the trait in which lower incubation temperatures give rise to male crocodiles?

A. Horizontal gene transfer from a related species has introduced changes in this group’s genome.
B. Horizontal gene transfer from a related species has introduced changes in this group’s proteome.
C. One or more mutations in the genome have been passed through the group by vertical descent.
D. One or more mutations in the proteome have been passed through the group by vertical descent.


C. One or more mutations in the genome have been passed through the group by vertical descent.

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