Although most genetic sequence information is obtained from living species, it is sometimes possible to obtain DNA from small tissue samples of extinct species for use in constructing phylogenetic trees.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)


True

In some cases, DNA can be extracted from tissues that are between 50,000 and 100,000 years old, allowing scientists to gain new information about the evolutionary relationships among living and extinct species.  

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