Evolutionarily conserved molecules:
A. are similar in sequence among distantly
related organisms.
B. were likely present in the most recent
common ancestor of the organisms
possessing them.
C. likely changed little over time because they
serve a vital function.
D. are similar in sequence among distantly
related organisms and were likely present in
their most recent common ancestor.
E. are similar in sequence among distantly
related organisms, were likely present in their
most recent common ancestor, and have
likely changed very little because they serve
a vital function.
E
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