A gene has been discovered in a eukaryote that is identical to a gene of a bacterium that the eukaryote normally engulfs and digests. This is probably due to

A. horizontal evolution.
B. vertical evolution.
C. convergent evolution.
D. horizontal gene transfer.


Answer: D

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