What does the fact that all organisms use essentially the same genetic code suggest about the origin of life?

What will be an ideal response?


ANSWER: The common use of essentially the same genetic code in all types of life on Earth suggests
that all life evolved from a common ancestor and that the genetic language of that common
ancestor has been retained.

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