The mitochondrial genome would be most useful for studying evolutionary relationships among which group of organisms?

A. plants (members of the kingdom Plantae)
B. eukaryotes (members of the domain Eukarya)
C. all organisms (members of domains Bacteria, Archaea, and Eukarya)
D. whales (members of the order Cetacea)
E. animals (members of the kingdom Animalia)


Answer: D

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