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.


C. Eukarya and Archaea diverged from a common ancestor more recently than they diverged from their common ancestor with Bacteria.

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