Conserved indels are ________.

A. sequences in eukaryotic mRNAs that are removed by RNA splicing
B. a type of signature sequence particularly useful for phylogenetic analysis
C. sequences of protein coding genes that are found altered in related species due to their tendency to accumulate small deletions
D. a type of transposable sequence characteristic of a particular genus, and useful for taxonomic analysis


Answer: B

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